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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | - | - |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 44 | 84 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:15AM 1.84 | 3:59PM 1.74 | 4:31AM 1.85 | 5:13PM 1.79 | 5:37AM 1.90 | 6:06PM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM 0.69 | 10:08PM 0.63 | 10:50AM 0.65 | 11:17PM 0.59 | 11:49AM 0.59 | 12:09AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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