Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (22 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)161515151515661516161559661313131313141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5554441345541011333334414
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.74
8:00AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.71
8:44AM
1.76
8:55PM
1.69
9:30AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.71
2:21AM
0.62
3:01PM
0.72
3:07AM
0.67
3:51PM
0.73
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise---5:41-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:06-------8:07-------8:07
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1-21-------
Temp. °C201817161817161715141314171818171615151517161716
Feels °C (?)171616151615141714141314161618181614151515131515
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