Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (10 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
1.1
S
8
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
5
5
8
49
118
121
106
148
672
617
357
357
286
204
204
154
114
95
87
58
56
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
S
15
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:09PM1.70m
00:39AM1.81m
12:58PM1.73m
1:26AM1.85m
1:50PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.72m
6:23PM0.74m
7:04AM0.70m
7:10PM0.70m
7:52AM0.65m
7:59PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
18
20
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
12
10
9
8
7
10
16
17
15
13
12
10
9
11
16
18
14
13
8
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
4
3
7
13
16
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
85
80
76
73
71
69
64
118
121
51
76
389
367
357
357
286
204
204
154
114
95
87
58
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
4
3
5
5
49
62
40
106
118
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
7
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
2
5
3
8
40
39
3
4
4
4
13
12
3
3
3
3
3
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.6
SSE
6
1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
Energy kJ
4
26
93
148
672
617
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
5
9
52
96
96
96
116
116
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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