Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
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 10AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888999910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)592592612555555487432366618422393384394423435423590369369363361414470480
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.60
10:48AM
1.51
11:09PM
1.54
11:31AM
1.44
11:57PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.45
4:15PM
0.48
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
5:30AM
0.44
5:40PM
0.46
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:28-------6:30-------6:30-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:49-------5:47---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---2-14421--------------
Temp. °C181819192019191818181921232119181817171818181717
Feels °C (?)151415151717171818171919212018181718171819201818
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