Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
E
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)81010101012121212121212111111111111111119181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294590648514379692692855768755814569531455387380319265202198184229265271
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
5
W
0
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
1.58
3:05AM
1.68
3:34PM
1.55
4:00AM
1.65
4:30PM
1.53
4:53AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.16
8:47PM
0.17
9:25AM
0.16
9:45PM
0.18
10:20AM
0.18
10:42PM
0.19
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:07-------7:05----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------211--2----
Temp. °C202224222119191819202019202018171921211818181717
Feels °C (?)192122202018191919191919191918162021211919181718
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