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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 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 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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 67 | 83 | 181 | 152 |
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 | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 2.04 | 11:30PM 1.91 | 12:04PM 2.03 | 12:27AM 1.90 | 12:59PM 2.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:44AM 0.56 | 5:27PM 0.62 | 5:43AM 0.61 | 6:24PM 0.64 | 6:38AM 0.65 | 7:18PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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