Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (19 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (19 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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 (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
ESE
0.3
E
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)8881818181716161616151514146109676668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6556666555554441001860287714
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NNE
5
WNW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
E
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffcrossononononcrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
1.87
8:27AM
1.99
8:43PM
1.94
9:06AM
2.04
9:26PM
1.99
9:46AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.56
2:44PM
0.58
2:48AM
0.51
3:24PM
0.51
3:31AM
0.47
4:04PM
0.45
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:41----
Sunset-------8:02-------8:01-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615141922232120202019212222201918161517181818
Feels °C (?)171412111621212119171716191920181814121215151414
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