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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cliffs today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 10 | |
101 | 85 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.76m | 6:03PM1.78m | 6:09AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.76m | 6:52AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.68m | 11:42AM0.57m | 00:10AM0.70m | 12:23PM0.60m | 00:58AM0.73m | 1:06PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 101 | 85 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 29 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | 15 | 11 | — | 17 | 16 | 24 | 59 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 64 | 89 | 142 | 35 | 54 | 321 | 262 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 300 | 300 | 292 | 98 | 123 | 3 |
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