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Last Chance Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Last Chance today?
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 81 | 74 | 392 | 535 | 642 | 736 | 921 | 653 | 528 | 409 | 367 | 383 | 405 | 774 | 639 | 549 | 519 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:37PM 1.66 | 3:06AM 1.52 | 3:30PM 1.62 | 3:59AM 1.49 | 4:21PM 1.60 | 4:51AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 0.22 | 8:57PM 0.22 | 9:17AM 0.23 | 9:50PM 0.24 | 10:11AM 0.23 | 10:42PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still offshore at Last Chance (fresh winds from the W at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 14 km from Last Chance). 1.0m 4s local chop from the N with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SSE and a 0.3m 10s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 17 min ago
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