Surf Forecast Surf Report

Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 25 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
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 (?)
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)915151516171716161514141313121216111118181616152118171616161615142019191919151514141313669991212111010101515141410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)424271759517017215598874139353315152413123430262421930292625252421213172120184118767241383534335018622201414131381361362243412060
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
0
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
1.89
4:00AM
2.00
4:28PM
1.99
4:53AM
2.07
5:20PM
2.07
5:43AM
2.11
6:11PM
2.13
6:32AM
2.11
7:03PM
2.16
7:22AM
2.08
7:55PM
2.15
8:16AM
2.02
8:49PM
2.11
9:14AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
0.52
9:44PM
0.50
10:19AM
0.42
10:38PM
0.42
11:10AM
0.33
11:29PM
0.37
12:00PM
0.27
12:21AM
0.35
12:49PM
0.26
1:15AM
0.37
1:39PM
0.30
2:12AM
0.43
2:31PM
0.38
3:10AM
0.50
3:26PM
0.48
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset--5:27-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------------112114322221---------------1
Temp. °C141616161614141314181817151414141619201817151414152019171615161617171717161616161616161616161615161717151413131414161717
Feels °C (?)121412131412121113151415141312121418181716141313141916161615171515141313111110101010101010101010121314131312121313141315
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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