Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
16
2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
603
583
486
477
1576
2012
2157
2313
2499
2473
2436
2084
1890
1561
1264
1003
878
643
513
425
418
724
1793
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NNE
5
ESE
25
WSW
25
SW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
5
ENE
0
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43AM1.39m
00:12AM1.48m
12:31PM1.40m
1:01AM1.49m
1:23PM1.44m
1:51AM1.54m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.42m
6:29AM0.35m
6:41PM0.39m
7:16AM0.33m
7:33PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
15
17
12
10
8
5
6
6
7
7
7
9
8
5
5
7
13
14
14
12
10
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
16
2
S
15
Energy kJ
655
603
583
486
447
380
373
303
249
2499
2473
2436
2084
1890
1561
1264
1003
878
643
513
425
418
724
1793
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
S
16
1
S
16
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
S
16
1.1
S
12
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
28
26
11
129
477
617
553
450
366
194
116
144
141
136
100
98
96
94
94
94
92
264
341
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
NE
4
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.1
S
26
Energy kJ
20
19
19
26
60
14
14
32
53
52
47
44
25
2
95
88
64
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.8
SW
4
1.9
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
14
3
SSW
14
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
2.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
5
16
1576
2012
2157
2313
3467
3
8
4
3
11
2526
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
31
0
9
31
88
90
90
90
101
12
0
0
0
8
8
8
4
2
0
0
0
31
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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