Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
0
0
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
4
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
1.8
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101111111111111010101010101099999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8328721030136941215379585845664032316425702269192215261630597777760626380454384247169
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
W
10
WSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
1.93
9:34AM
1.78
9:55PM
1.89
10:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
1.82
11:26AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.11
3:43PM
0.12
4:21AM
0.11
4:40PM
0.12
5:19AM
0.11
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---165422111-122111-----
Temp. °C141212131312121213131212121110111313121111101113
Feels °C (?)11771142344555555799988789
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