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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)998888888888887888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)660789655595549544557575620566545572512512516576572618615547497485439386
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.45
6:52AM
1.58
7:11PM
1.45
7:38AM
1.59
8:00PM
1.46
8:23AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.40
1:08PM
0.40
1:20AM
0.35
1:55PM
0.34
2:03AM
0.31
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:05--
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:32------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
211111111111-1-1--------
Temp. °C161717171717171717171717171717171717171716161718
Feels °C (?)111213131212131313131313131312121213141413131314
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