Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
E
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010778778888118888888910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5866403624114385006575555695615111539460560456445373319412459432612650441
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.70
9:24AM
1.61
9:41PM
1.66
10:07AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.60
10:48AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.43
3:32PM
0.47
4:01AM
0.45
4:15PM
0.48
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
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light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111-1-----------1--2-1-
Temp. °C161616171717171717171817182020191818181716192020
Feels °C (?)121212131312121312131514161716171617171615171819
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