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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)1010999999999999991010101010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)668513445375320333275229192155123959574153251358365242228214148407407
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
1.64
10:17PM
1.57
10:41AM
1.66
11:01PM
1.61
11:29AM
1.67
11:48PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.25
4:11PM
0.23
4:24AM
0.25
4:57PM
0.23
5:13AM
0.25
5:44PM
0.23
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C191822242524211818151718171717161616192122211817
Feels °C (?)19172222232219151591112141412111111151819161313
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