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/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Last Chance today?
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
305 | 283 | 292 | 293 | 702 | 835 | 943 | 867 | 826 | 787 | 655 | 603 | 583 | 486 | 701 | 997 | 1793 | 2326 | 2394 | 2023 | 3154 | 2147 | 1862 | 1537 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.42m | 11:23PM1.49m | 11:43AM1.39m | 00:12AM1.48m | 12:31PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.40m | 5:06PM0.44m | 5:43AM0.37m | 5:52PM0.42m | 6:29AM0.35m | 6:41PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 16 | 87 | 292 | 293 | 702 | 835 | 943 | 867 | 826 | 787 | 655 | 603 | 583 | 486 | 447 | 997 | 373 | 303 | 249 | 233 | 2275 | 2147 | 1862 | 1537 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | S 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 16 | 114 | 286 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 132 | 701 | 439 | 553 | 450 | 366 | — | 187 | 180 | 139 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 14 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 16 | 12 | 32 | 31 | — | — | 50 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 305 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1793 | 2326 | 2394 | 2023 | 3154 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 103 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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