Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
18.2° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111111111114141499101412121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2332291781361329085585840403941696710321527647214441118607396254
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
4:33PM
1.59
4:59AM
1.68
5:26PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.25
10:47PM
0.24
11:14AM
0.22
11:39PM
0.20
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:39-------5:38-------5:37---
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151416181817151616161816171614131313151717171615
Feels °C (?)12811131516121110111410109991010131512121312
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