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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
16.5° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
2520 | 2054 | 1678 | 1328 | 861 | 812 | 658 | 402 | 548 | 493 | 411 | 338 | 173 | 143 | 140 | 117 | 86 | 119 | 125 | 151 | 151 | 122 | 125 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.89m | 10:30AM1.74m | 10:54PM1.82m | 11:26AM1.68m | 11:54PM1.75m | 12:22PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.11m | 4:40PM0.12m | 5:19AM0.11m | 5:38PM0.12m | 6:17AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
164 | 130 | 125 | 1328 | 705 | 98 | 658 | 402 | 548 | 493 | 411 | 338 | 173 | 143 | 140 | 117 | 86 | 119 | 125 | 151 | 151 | 122 | 125 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
2 | 2 | 96 | 125 | 352 | 24 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 84 | 80 | 45 | 34 | 86 | 56 | 76 | 76 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 12 | N 11 | E 10 | N 10 | E 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | 49 | 2 | 96 | 2 | 44 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 68 | 96 | 90 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2520 | 2054 | 1678 | 1146 | 861 | 812 | 561 | 297 | — | — | — | 161 | 117 | 117 | 107 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 23 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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