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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 53 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 70 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30PM 1.92 | 1:56AM 1.78 | 2:32PM 1.88 | 3:12AM 1.76 | 3:41PM 1.87 | 4:29AM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 0.62 | 7:52PM 0.70 | 8:12AM 0.68 | 8:58PM 0.71 | 9:20AM 0.70 | 10:02PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
Continuing clean conditions at Cliffs (light winds from the N at Gisborne Airport 7 km from Cliffs). 1.3m 7s swell from the S with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 38 min ago
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