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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 44 | 71 | 131 | 79 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:46PM 2.02 | 6:06AM 2.06 | 6:33PM 2.09 | 6:51AM 2.07 | 7:21PM 2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:39AM 0.43 | 11:54PM 0.45 | 12:24PM 0.36 | 12:42AM 0.42 | 1:09PM 0.32 | 1:33AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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