Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)101010109991414141313131313121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1299742563527340300267485372361599495485401402300290181178136132908584
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:33-------6:33-------6:35-----
Sunset----5:43-------5:42-------5:39---
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C201720212120191716171921211816151415161717161514
Feels °C (?)1715181819181815141617181815121199101213151312
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