Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 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
18.8° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)12121212666677777777778888810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8783817987111187275331401508522581603518455418406438481539505294590
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.80
12:40PM
1.68
1:08AM
1.76
1:38PM
1.63
2:08AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.16
6:32AM
0.16
6:53PM
0.16
7:31AM
0.16
7:49PM
0.16
8:29AM
0.16
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-7:13-------7:12-------7:09------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------22231--1-1-----
Temp. °C171717171717171717161717171717181818181817171921
Feels °C (?)131313131313121212111212111112121313151615161919
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