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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)--
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
NE
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
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)101015149999916161515151515153157161555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)004400000555544441415411
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
SE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglasscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
1.77
7:19AM
1.79
7:24PM
1.74
8:00AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.71
8:44AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.57
1:25PM
0.69
1:40AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.71
2:21AM
0.62
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset-8:04-------8:05-------8:06------
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232018181718232325252018161723191716161514141818
Feels °C (?)212018181717232023211716141521161516151514141817
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