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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
0
0
0
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
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.2
ENE
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
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)1010161515141313121264111010988899121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225444333300222251122332
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
SSE
15
SE
10
NE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
2.06
12:00AM
1.96
12:26PM
2.03
12:49AM
1.93
1:09PM
1.99
1:35AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.58
6:09AM
0.59
6:44PM
0.58
6:55AM
0.63
7:28PM
0.59
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:56
Sunset---8:35-------8:35-------8:35----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242626242221181924242728262321212732342925252423
Feels °C (?)232424232321171924232627252017172428302522212021
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