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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:15AM 1.99 | 12:38PM 1.87 | 1:12AM 1.93 | 1:34PM 1.80 | 2:10AM 1.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:01PM 0.47 | 6:29AM 0.58 | 6:57PM 0.53 | 7:28AM 0.64 | 7:54PM 0.59 | 8:32AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 |
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