Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today (02 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)--
Afternoon (02 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1335
2303
538
692
265
286
258
220
184
124
117
92
92
90
68
60
50
44
48
56
29
19
19
24
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:23PM1.66m
7:42AM1.53m
8:03PM1.63m
8:26AM1.50m
8:43PM1.60m
9:09AM1.47m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.48m
1:39AM0.47m
1:47PM0.47m
2:22AM0.44m
2:27PM0.45m
3:05AM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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4:53
4:52
4:52
4:52
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
18
17
15
15
16
16
18
19
15
15
16
13
12
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
12
12
13
13
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
2.2
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
990
538
692
210
187
143
138
112
112
91
92
92
90
68
60
50
44
48
56
29
19
19
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.1
S
13
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
33
127
3
265
286
258
220
184
124
117
77
74
33
31
29
38
36
33
32
18
17
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
16
35
32
55
54
48
46
44
42
29
28
19
12
11
11
7
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
1335
2303
1
1
8
11
4
5
1
5
15
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
35
0
23
23
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
35
35
12
43
54
201
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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