Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
S
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101061010101010889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5345175165454944804784344523443881084500318294467392369272347463445507600
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.71
12:43AM
1.72
1:12PM
1.75
1:40AM
1.72
2:12PM
1.80
2:40AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.19
6:31PM
0.26
6:57AM
0.22
7:31PM
0.27
7:52AM
0.24
8:32PM
0.27
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:07-------5:07-------5:08-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8101091099101111111010988910111111111010
Feels °C (?)588886566655643245565644
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become very light (light winds from the WSW at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 14 km from Last Chance). Surf should be turning clean at Last Chance. 1.7m 10s swell from the SE with a 0.4m 19s long period groundswell from the SSE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

    Last Chance
  2. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the WSW at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 15 km from Blacks Reef). 1.5m 10s swell from the SSE with a 0.4m 19s long period groundswell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

    Blacks Reef
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Actual: 50 min ago

9 km/h
WSW
Clean
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