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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Last Chance today?
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | |
220 | 180 | 200 | 254 | 335 | 335 | 546 | 238 | 784 | 835 | 943 | 914 | 826 | 787 | 655 | 633 | 593 | 486 | 666 | 958 | 1809 | 898 | 1021 | 2086 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.53m | 10:59AM1.42m | 11:23PM1.49m | 11:43AM1.39m | 00:12AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.46m | 4:59AM0.40m | 5:06PM0.44m | 5:43AM0.37m | 5:52PM0.42m | 6:29AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
96 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 285 | 224 | 784 | 835 | 943 | 914 | 826 | 787 | 655 | 633 | 593 | 486 | 447 | 958 | 319 | 249 | 249 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 11 | E 11 | — | NE 15 | S 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 11 | — | — | ENE 11 | — |
32 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 16 | 114 | 238 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 185 | 666 | 373 | — | — | 334 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 14 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 31 | — | — | 50 | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
220 | 180 | 200 | 254 | 335 | 335 | 546 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1809 | 898 | 1021 | 2086 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 100 |
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