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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 13 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
18.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.1
SE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
2.2
NE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)7712888131381414141313131377777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282314349403459503570570650579534464444335330235474493377355321302333289
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
E
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		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.52
1:54PM
1.44
2:27AM
1.49
2:42PM
1.39
3:14AM
1.48
3:32PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
0.47
7:54AM
0.47
8:05PM
0.46
8:42AM
0.45
8:52PM
0.44
9:29AM
0.40
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:30-------7:29
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1--7985-----
Temp. °C181717181922212020211920201717171615161616171717
Feels °C (?)141314151721211921221920191414141210111111131416
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