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Last Chance Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 534 | 517 | 516 | 545 | 494 | 480 | 478 | 434 | 452 | 344 | 388 | 1084 | 500 | 318 | 294 | 467 | 392 | 369 | 272 | 347 | 463 | 445 | 507 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
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.- 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.
Actual: 50 min ago
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