Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.6
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)12101111131310101010101110999988888138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35732433435363636200013001173302
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
5
E
0
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
2.11
9:57AM
2.06
10:28PM
2.09
10:50AM
2.00
11:20PM
2.05
11:44AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.36
3:49AM
0.43
4:15PM
0.37
4:40AM
0.46
5:06PM
0.41
5:33AM
0.51
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-7:16-------7:15-------7:14------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514141313141516151413131315161716161615151618
Feels °C (?)131514141313141314131211111214141414151515151515
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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