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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 (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
833 | 715 | 619 | 511 | 425 | 355 | 288 | 217 | 158 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 64 | 97 | 54 | 118 | 235 | 234 | 251 | 258 | 281 | 318 | 392 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.65m | 5:31AM1.55m | 5:58PM1.66m | 6:15AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.67m | 6:58AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.47m | 11:46AM0.49m | 00:12AM0.49m | 12:28PM0.49m | 00:55AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 |
833 | 715 | 619 | 511 | 425 | 355 | 288 | 217 | 158 | 52 | 49 | 86 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 119 | 4 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 10 | E 9 | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 118 | 98 | 39 | 64 | 97 | 54 | 118 | 235 | 234 | 251 | 258 | 281 | 318 | 392 | 560 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 275 | 35 | 276 | 275 |
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