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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
17.4° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)9999991010101099991314131313912121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9810010098981001051171171057876757184898812111411110310210095
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
S
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
1.65
8:58PM
1.53
9:18AM
1.63
9:41PM
1.50
9:58AM
1.60
10:24PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.49
2:54PM
0.48
3:02AM
0.48
3:37PM
0.44
3:42AM
0.45
4:21PM
0.40
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset-----8:07-------8:08-------8:10--
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----132------1----------
Temp. °C141517181817171615151616161616151515161717161616
Feels °C (?)141516161818181614141313141415131313141414131314
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