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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 48 | 56 | 87 | 88 | 70 | 67 | 23 | 26 | 51 | 54 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24AM 1.90 | 1:49PM 1.99 | 2:19AM 1.89 | 2:35PM 1.95 | 3:08AM 1.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 0.64 | 7:32AM 0.67 | 8:08PM 0.63 | 8:23AM 0.69 | 8:53PM 0.62 | 9:12AM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
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