Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Dec)--
Afternoon (03 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (03 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
!
5
4
4
4
2
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
SSE
4.5
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)669999101111121212121212111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94515741404425423244376238765900301725342277177513791094862661530394302235200
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
35
SW
10
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
1.77
5:08AM
1.85
5:38PM
1.82
6:06AM
1.94
6:37PM
1.85
7:05AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.23
11:29AM
0.23
11:52PM
0.21
12:27PM
0.19
12:51AM
0.18
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:35-------5:35--
Sunset-8:19-------8:20-------8:21------
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-17133231-----------------
Temp. °C231515141413131616161413131417181919182122232728
Feels °C (?)231014965489111111121316151616151920202425
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