Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.1
S
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.7
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.2
WSW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)11101014101212131312121212111111113212020181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0004000333033000019830325556
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.75
3:15AM
1.84
3:59PM
1.74
4:31AM
1.85
5:13PM
1.79
5:37AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.69
8:56PM
0.63
9:41AM
0.69
10:08PM
0.63
10:50AM
0.65
11:17PM
0.59
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:06-------7:05----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1-2--11---
Temp. °C192223221919181719212120191918181925211818171616
Feels °C (?)192323211818181719202021171717172024221920171516
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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