Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 08 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (08 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

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Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)101010109991717161515161515141413131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1515141414141323222118171919171615181733333
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
2.03
9:21AM
2.12
9:46PM
1.97
10:18AM
2.09
10:46PM
1.93
11:18AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
0.43
3:03AM
0.36
3:42PM
0.48
3:59AM
0.44
4:41PM
0.55
4:59AM
0.53
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset-7:50-------7:51-------7:52------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------111-------------1
Temp. °C192120181717201821231918161722232321191918182122
Feels °C (?)182017161717211921221818161722232119181918172021
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