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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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) (?) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 127 | 158 | 369 | 792 | 1334 | 433 | 359 | 218 | 197 | 151 | 117 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:52AM 2.06 | 11:16PM 1.95 | 11:46AM 1.98 | 12:08AM 1.86 | 12:41PM 1.91 | 1:03AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:04PM 0.52 | 5:34AM 0.47 | 6:00PM 0.60 | 6:28AM 0.54 | 6:58PM 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still cross-on at Cliffs (moderate winds from the S at Gisborne Airport 7 km from Cliffs). A 3.1m groundswell from the S
1 h 25 min ago
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