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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Last Chance surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Last Chance today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | |
425 | 355 | 288 | 217 | 158 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 59 | 128 | 186 | 125 | 297 | 355 | 289 | 281 | 359 | 527 | 594 | 752 | 787 | 743 | 1416 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.55m | 5:58PM1.66m | 6:15AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.67m | 6:58AM1.55m | 7:23PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.49m | 00:12AM0.49m | 12:28PM0.49m | 00:55AM0.49m | 1:08PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
425 | 355 | 288 | 217 | 158 | 54 | 49 | 86 | 59 | 51 | 85 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 502 | 490 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 119 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 116 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | E 9 | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 118 | 95 | 32 | 45 | 128 | 186 | 125 | 297 | 355 | 289 | 281 | 359 | 527 | 594 | 752 | 787 | 743 | 1416 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 285 | 219 | 185 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
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