Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.5° 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 3PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888101010101212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)730680581574615599539393286418410306379692692855748736658699586455387387
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
1.63
2:08AM
1.71
2:36PM
1.58
3:05AM
1.68
3:34PM
1.55
4:00AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.16
7:49PM
0.16
8:29AM
0.16
8:47PM
0.17
9:25AM
0.16
9:45PM
0.18
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:09-------7:07-------7:07----
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
21-1-------------------2
Temp. °C171718171718171720222424211919181920202121191817
Feels °C (?)121213131416161620212122191919191920192020181415
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