Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 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
18.3° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010999151414141313661212121212666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1921671631601311018178721061031071029896938782817980108126184
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
1.85
10:49AM
1.76
11:10PM
1.84
11:44AM
1.73
12:07AM
1.80
12:40PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.15
4:38AM
0.16
5:00PM
0.16
5:35AM
0.16
5:55PM
0.16
6:32AM
0.16
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset-7:15-------7:15-------7:13------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514141313151717161615151517181817171717171717
Feels °C (?)141312121111131513131313141415151414131313131312
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