Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
E
1
ENE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
1.1
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)9999999966881111111110109988613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1421421101061041027676556071134300284284224165121605535209130
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
SW
35
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
E
20
ENE
30
NE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
1.67
9:06PM
1.62
9:28AM
1.71
9:52PM
1.69
10:17AM
1.73
10:38PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.19
3:11AM
0.19
3:44PM
0.18
4:02AM
0.19
4:31PM
0.18
4:55AM
0.21
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset---8:02-------8:00-------8:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202122212017161516171818171616151821232218171614
Feels °C (?)192020201910131314151413131313131720222216131211
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