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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 50 | 106 | 88 | 60 | 184 | 179 | 123 | 116 | 75 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.89m | 4:51AM1.92m | 5:18PM1.90m | 5:30AM1.90m | 5:57PM1.89m | 6:06AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.58m | 11:01AM0.52m | 11:22PM0.56m | 11:41AM0.49m | 00:01AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 60 | 184 | 179 | 123 | 116 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 20 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 75 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 43 | 50 | 106 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 96 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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