Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
18.0° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111114141489913131211101010997777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)613737394169681032392983751121102161740325919411581785767109147
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.60
4:33PM
1.59
4:59AM
1.68
5:26PM
1.69
5:52AM
1.75
6:19PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
0.25
10:47PM
0.24
11:14AM
0.22
11:39PM
0.20
12:07PM
0.19
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:38-------5:37-------5:36---
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161718161716141412121517171716141415171919181818
Feels °C (?)1012131111111010891315121213111111141515131414
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