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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1281211116666111111111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136147959289125188253251211283527550673970387379604502492404706724373
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.47
10:40AM
1.57
11:07PM
1.45
11:27AM
1.54
11:50PM
1.44
12:15PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.43
5:04PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.40
5:49PM
0.33
5:58AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.30
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:39-------5:37-------5:37----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:13-------8:14
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515172020202120171717202021212219182023232120
Feels °C (?)131313151717161818141515181617182118172023252121
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