Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
12
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
9
9
9
8
3
13
13
13
14
7
0
7
7
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM2.00m
7:52PM2.11m
8:17AM1.97m
8:51PM2.09m
9:19AM1.95m
9:51PM2.07m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.47m
1:34PM0.37m
2:14AM0.50m
2:30PM0.43m
3:15AM0.54m
3:31PM0.50m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
16
18
15
13
14
12
11
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
12
12
10
8
7
7
6
8
13
15
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
12
12
12
8
8
8
8
21
13
13
13
14
7
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
12
1
2
2
4
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
3
2
2
45
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
35
49
49
35
109
38
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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