Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
5
5
5
5
48
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
High Tide
10:32AM1.69m
10:59PM1.76m
11:20AM1.70m
11:50PM1.78m
12:09PM1.70m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.72m
4:46PM0.76m
5:23AM0.72m
5:36PM0.76m
6:14AM0.72m
6:23PM0.74m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
14
20
21
18
17
19
18
17
17
20
20
17
16
16
13
14
15
18
18
16
15
13
11
11
12
17
18
15
14
16
15
15
16
16
17
15
13
13
10
9
11
15
16
12
11
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
6
8
4
5
9
16
20
21
22
24
25
23
77
104
99
87
85
82
77
75
72
70
66
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
8
18
35
10
12
14
13
6
4
4
3
5
5
48
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
14
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
5
6
22
43
55
47
69
73
94
86
1
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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