Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 May 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (11 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
779
2471
2742
2702
2291
1894
1710
1419
1138
892
736
608
497
847
1769
1352
1191
1057
3060
3065
2709
2545
2901
2468
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM1.40m
1:01AM1.49m
1:23PM1.44m
1:51AM1.54m
2:16PM1.51m
2:42AM1.60m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.35m
6:41PM0.39m
7:16AM0.33m
7:33PM0.37m
8:04AM0.31m
8:29PM0.34m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
7
11
13
12
11
9
6
7
7
8
6
6
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
0.9
ENE
11
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
779
194
2742
2702
2291
1894
1710
1419
1138
892
736
608
497
847
1769
1352
1191
1057
42
42
42
41
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
S
16
1.2
S
12
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.3
S
21
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
249
116
144
139
136
98
98
96
94
68
94
264
404
87
63
61
61
55
104
181
81
148
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
S
26
0.2
S
24
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
60
14
14
32
51
52
47
44
43
61
92
88
13
47
4
9
9
3
4
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
2.5
S
14
3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
4
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.7
S
6
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
Energy kJ
475
2471
3826
50
108
144
233
3060
3065
2709
2545
2901
2468
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
Distance (km)
90
101
101
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
10
9
0
0
23
31
9
101
149
101
88
86
88
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
7
4
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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