Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.9° 

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cliffs based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cliffs right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cliffs

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Gisborne Aero

6 km W5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

13 km NE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
60
near gales from the SW
(61 km/h at 225°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

31 km S557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod snowRecent moderate snow
35
fresh winds from the SW
(37 km/h at 225°)
1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay WXT AWS

41 km NE7 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
8.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

47 km SSW2 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 270°)
6.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

48 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the S
(30 km/h at 180°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

48 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the S
(46 km/h at 180°)
8.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Radar Automatic Weather Station

55 km S375 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
No weather report
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 225°)
5.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

63 km WNW726 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SE
(9 km/h at 135°)
1.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

66 km SSW5 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
8.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cliffs and within an acceptable time window.

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