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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)11181715151312111113121211111010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)275234234964968985653232221201919998888
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
E
15
SE
25
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
1.93
2:18AM
1.85
2:28PM
1.86
3:00AM
1.80
3:09PM
1.78
3:41AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.67
8:10PM
0.61
8:25AM
0.71
8:50PM
0.64
9:10AM
0.75
9:31PM
0.67
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset---8:35-------8:34-------8:34----
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-11------------------
Temp. °C252320191817171719202121191819182224222018171716
Feels °C (?)232117171615161616161618181818172124211717171816
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