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Cliffs surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is 17.9°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.1 °C min: 16.5 °C)
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is 17.9°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.1 °C min: 16.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Light offshore wind and increasing high cloud with clean waves around shoulder to head-high in the middle of the bay at high tide. Mostly breaking too straight but now and then a good shoulder to be had alongside a rip.

    Opoutama Beach, 45 km away
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
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
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
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
0.4
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313121111111010151414131313141414141414717161414141413131212111111101415151515151414141413131313578891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)181716141312111011212036353535363940384436349938233029322616399935855252322202021447677724038391918171716653110149238349500346333407
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
5
SW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
1.78
4:20AM
1.83
4:48PM
1.82
4:58AM
1.86
5:22PM
1.84
5:33AM
1.88
5:57PM
1.87
6:06AM
1.88
6:33PM
1.88
6:41AM
1.88
7:12PM
1.88
7:19AM
1.85
7:52PM
1.88
8:01AM
1.81
8:35PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.74
10:29AM
0.69
10:48PM
0.69
11:08AM
0.64
11:24PM
0.64
11:45AM
0.59
11:59PM
0.61
12:21PM
0.54
12:37AM
0.59
12:58PM
0.52
1:18AM
0.59
1:36PM
0.52
2:03AM
0.61
2:16PM
0.55
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22---
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Rain (mm)
24101251---11--------------------------------------36----133--
Temp. °C131314151616151616161515141314161615141413121318201615131312131919171513121113182016131415141519201615151514151515141312
Feels °C (?)131213141414141414131213121113131212121211111116181211987101615151411981016181210121212131718161415151314131512108

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