Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 May 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.6
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
17
28
25
29
49
38
65
95
92
117
202
193
138
133
118
198
605
605
750
701
644
1519
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
W
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13AM1.75m
10:38PM1.84m
11:07AM1.68m
11:36PM1.75m
12:03PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.07m
4:23PM0.08m
5:02AM0.08m
5:19PM0.11m
5:58AM0.11m
6:15PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:57
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
12
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
11
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.6
S
17
Energy kJ
13
13
7
12
25
24
49
38
65
95
92
90
202
193
100
133
88
198
605
605
750
701
644
1519
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
17
28
11
29
23
23
51
48
64
117
86
107
138
132
118
81
180
180
176
143
146
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.1
E
11
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
9
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
S
14
0.7
SSW
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
SE
5
1
S
17
Energy kJ
14
7
8
7
7
11
2
4
23
53
84
42
2
2
29
3
69
103
117
2
39
596
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
14
6
1
2
19
54
64
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
16
16
16
1
43
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
122
10
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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