Last Chance Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.00° S 177.90° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 13 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 17.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (13 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

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	Thursday 13					Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	550	903	446	881	439	326	286	277	277	277	324	332	332	364	431	380	388	397	414	434	434	434	379	379
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	E	ESE	NE	NNE	NW	W	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	SSE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)			1:05PM 1.69				1:31AM 1.55				1:58PM 1.61				2:28AM 1.49				2:49PM 1.55				3:23AM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)					7:26PM 0.17				7:42AM 0.23				8:18PM 0.21				8:37AM 0.29				9:08PM 0.27

	Thursday 13					Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45
Sunset	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	21	21	20	18	15	14	15	17	17	17	15	16	14	14	15	19	19	17	16	14	13	13	14
Feels °C (?)	16	18	17	17	16	14	13	15	16	14	15	13	15	12	12	12	15	16	15	13	12	9	9	12

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