Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)--
Evening (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.7
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1213131212121211111111112121201817171616661615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)03330330000098303255555150224484246
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
SSE
10
E
0
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
1.84
3:59PM
1.74
4:31AM
1.85
5:13PM
1.79
5:37AM
1.90
6:06PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.69
10:08PM
0.63
10:50AM
0.65
11:17PM
0.59
11:49AM
0.59
12:09AM
0.53
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:18-------7:18-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:06-------7:05-------7:02--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1---11-----1311
Temp. °C181719212120191919181824211918171616181816141414
Feels °C (?)171720212020181718171722221919171515171398910
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