Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
0
0
!
!
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
3
S
3.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.7
S
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)81010101010101111111111111010101010999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1342795927559691130191126664615522646344214344827582469215618551405124311721119969400293
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
30
W
30
W
15
WSW
45
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
1.81
8:59PM
1.93
9:34AM
1.78
9:55PM
1.89
10:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
0.13
2:46PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.11
3:43PM
0.12
4:21AM
0.11
4:40PM
0.12
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:31-------5:30-------5:29---
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
31--11-4101131111111221113
Temp. °C141314141312131414121312131312121212121011121211
Feels °C (?)13111211861066353554567846788
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