Surf Forecast Surf Report

Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.3
SSE
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)14131312151213131312121271012131313131313131212111110101010999101010151515141413131212121111111011111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)40353448213134338274753070701152817875601915212124701584180516291324898606556400326301230334490474441416105144944334223622516415211493645856545748593159292020159
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
25
SW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
2.08
7:55PM
2.15
8:16AM
2.02
8:49PM
2.11
9:14AM
1.95
9:44PM
2.05
10:12AM
1.89
10:43PM
1.99
11:09AM
1.84
11:42PM
1.95
12:08PM
1.81
12:43AM
1.91
1:16PM
1.79
1:43AM
1.89
2:28PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
0.30
2:12AM
0.43
2:31PM
0.38
3:10AM
0.50
3:26PM
0.48
4:07AM
0.58
4:25PM
0.57
5:05AM
0.65
5:24PM
0.65
6:05AM
0.70
6:24PM
0.71
7:07AM
0.72
7:25PM
0.74
8:06AM
0.70
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset--5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:12-
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Rain (mm)
135---1----94--------1211------112-1-------------------------
Temp. °C181819191817181818181614141412111314131211121313131415141313131313131313131313121113131312111111121415141413131314182017
Feels °C (?)131318181817181818171289975886556768910101098846678999911111211998101212121210101011161715
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