Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 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
14.9° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
SSE
17
1.6
S
17
2.5
SSE
16
2.5
SSE
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
15
3
S
17
3
S
18
3
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
581
476
386
299
353
299
371
385
1432
3529
3268
3093
2616
2309
1884
1858
1645
1622
2005
2717
4803
6124
5522
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
15
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
1:57PM1.54m
2:16AM1.56m
2:51PM1.55m
3:07AM1.53m
3:40PM1.58m
3:58AM1.53m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.22m
8:07PM0.31m
8:31AM0.29m
9:03PM0.37m
9:21AM0.37m
9:56PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
4:54
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
9
9
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
S
17
2.5
SSE
16
2.5
SSE
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.4
S
15
3
S
17
3
S
18
3
S
17
Energy kJ
599
581
476
386
299
353
299
371
158
1432
3529
3268
3093
2616
2309
1884
1858
1645
1622
2005
2717
4803
6124
5522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
S
12
1.4
SSE
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
102
110
115
85
85
85
83
82
220
415
99
98
91
89
62
61
59
58
37
35
34
33
33
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.2
S
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
NNE
10
0.8
SSE
17
0.6
E
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
3
14
135
123
126
17
85
18
385
80
16
16
7
8
16
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
4
148
148
128
148
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
Distance (km)
0
9
9
88
31
12
10
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
8
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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