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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Feb 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
20.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (09 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)677101212131313141313141313121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484348509814115717022529328928031521920619013813412511682797572
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
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		crosscrosscross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
1.63
12:40AM
1.62
1:05PM
1.59
1:32AM
1.59
1:51PM
1.55
2:23AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
0.40
6:58AM
0.44
7:19PM
0.45
7:47AM
0.48
8:04PM
0.48
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:14----
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light rain
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919191818181719202020191818182020212019181818
Feels °C (?)171716171617171617171616171718182119212120181819
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