Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)68111111101099998887912111099998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8164340382219178877519183911195633432311918
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
E
5
E
5
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
2.02
10:29AM
2.06
10:54PM
2.03
11:16AM
2.03
11:42PM
2.01
12:04PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
0.45
4:15AM
0.46
4:47PM
0.42
5:01AM
0.46
5:33PM
0.41
5:49AM
0.49
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:43-------6:43--
Sunset-8:00-------7:59-------7:58------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191916141515192021201816161417181717161516152021
Feels °C (?)151514111313171818201714141215141316141414131918
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