Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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 12PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
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
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101010109999899898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3971433946154032348728992392205417261526111155273970564044347539331320215814010895
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
1.78
9:55PM
1.89
10:30AM
1.74
10:54PM
1.82
11:26AM
1.68
11:54PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.11
3:43PM
0.12
4:21AM
0.11
4:40PM
0.12
5:19AM
0.11
5:38PM
0.12
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:30-------5:29-------5:28---
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
44311111----------------
Temp. °C141213131313121212121213141313131312121313131211
Feels °C (?)62444545667891010111199101011109
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