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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 11 | S 14 | |
30 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.78m | 6:09AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.76m | 6:52AM1.69m | 7:31PM1.75m | 7:41AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.70m | 12:23PM0.60m | 00:58AM0.73m | 1:06PM0.63m | 1:48AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 30 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 65 | 57 | 65 | 47 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 26 | — | 12 | 17 | 89 | 96 | 142 | 171 | 23 | 35 | 252 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 329 | 200 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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