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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Last Chance today?
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | |
1545 | 1547 | 1334 | 1261 | 1032 | 986 | 659 | 883 | 855 | 734 | 722 | 723 | 628 | 636 | 637 | 202 | 191 | 153 | 147 | 360 | 331 | 281 | 269 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.71m | 4:30AM1.74m | 4:58PM1.82m | 5:26AM1.80m | 5:54PM1.91m | 6:24AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.27m | 10:45AM0.24m | 11:16PM0.22m | 11:41AM0.21m | 00:13AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
1545 | 1547 | 1334 | 1261 | 1032 | 986 | 659 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 202 | 191 | 153 | 147 | 360 | 331 | 281 | 269 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | ENE 10 | S 19 | NE 10 | S 24 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | ENE 9 |
49 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 83 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 139 | 149 | 131 | 82 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 77 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 28 | — | — | — | 35 | 883 | 855 | 734 | 722 | 723 | 628 | 636 | 637 | 165 | 170 | 142 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 105 | 149 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 90 | 103 | 149 | 149 | 103 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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