Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 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
18.7° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.4
S
1.8
SSE
0.9
S
2
S
3
SSE
2.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)11111918161616161661615141413131213131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202198183221262342246240928222406171231972427170813571020928851838717705503728
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
1.53
4:53AM
1.63
5:24PM
1.54
5:45AM
1.61
6:16PM
1.57
6:35AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.19
11:13AM
0.21
11:36PM
0.22
12:04PM
0.24
12:26AM
0.25
12:53PM
0.28
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset-7:05-------7:04-------7:01------
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1221------------
Temp. °C221919181817181716141414141314141414121211111314
Feels °C (?)2219201818171612139101111101211111110119101213
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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