Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (07 Apr)--
Evening (07 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.2
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.6
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)11111111811111110141414141413131313131415101616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1023302222444444333345055
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
1.79
9:49PM
1.82
10:07AM
1.74
10:34PM
1.78
10:55AM
1.71
11:22PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.61
3:35PM
0.60
4:05AM
0.65
4:22PM
0.68
4:53AM
0.69
5:12PM
0.74
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:26-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:50-------5:49---
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11-111111--------15--1--
Temp. °C161717171817171718171920201919181717171820181817
Feels °C (?)121313121414131416161717181819181718171820181816
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