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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 51 | 50 | 24 | 44 | 82 | 179 | 366 | 351 | 204 | 133 | 145 | 147 | 147 | 149 | 113 | 111 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 98 | 57 | 74 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM 1.86 | 6:26AM 1.94 | 6:50PM 1.90 | 7:07AM 1.96 | 7:31PM 1.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:49AM 0.59 | 12:09AM 0.53 | 12:38PM 0.53 | 12:54AM 0.49 | 1:21PM 0.48 | 1:35AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
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