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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | |
18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.76m | 10:32AM1.69m | 10:59PM1.76m | 11:20AM1.70m | 11:50PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.72m | 4:31AM0.72m | 4:46PM0.76m | 5:23AM0.72m | 5:36PM0.76m | 6:14AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | E 11 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 46 | — | 16 | — | 6 | — | — | 35 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 73 | 82 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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