Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 11 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
14.2° 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 10PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sat
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212127899121111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101010111011111010101010101010109991111117777101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11511256200395912611904903150511981110897878873721763744741735728635625561551467454463472471456447502428584584738739782599483527550453413356333318429504510637527568518495752414381518464467
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NE
45
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
40
ESE
20
N
10
N
10
W
25
W
25
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.62
6:30AM
1.49
6:56PM
1.64
7:20AM
1.50
7:43PM
1.65
8:09AM
1.52
8:30PM
1.66
8:56AM
1.55
9:18PM
1.67
9:41AM
1.59
10:07PM
1.69
10:28AM
1.63
10:57PM
1.70
11:18AM
1.66
11:49PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.37
12:38PM
0.33
1:15AM
0.31
1:23PM
0.27
2:03AM
0.25
2:10PM
0.23
2:50AM
0.21
3:00PM
0.21
3:36AM
0.18
3:50PM
0.20
4:24AM
0.17
4:41PM
0.21
5:13AM
0.18
5:35PM
0.23
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sat
19
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141414131516141211111112151513141313121314131312111110121615141211991012131111121112141514121310101111111111109
Feels °C (?)887561211121311999891212111211111013121212107878121285656810106677510131379-1-10012455
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