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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:28PM 2.09 | 10:50AM 2.00 | 11:20PM 2.05 | 11:44AM 1.94 | 12:15AM 1.99 | 12:38PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 0.37 | 4:40AM 0.46 | 5:06PM 0.41 | 5:33AM 0.51 | 6:01PM 0.47 | 6:29AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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