Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
15
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
486
477
1576
2197
2326
779
2659
2702
2623
2257
1890
1710
1419
1138
878
752
593
497
497
1241
1293
1310
2842
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
25
WSW
20
WSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
8:04AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
15
16
14
13
13
11
12
12
13
16
12
12
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
6
5
7
13
14
12
11
11
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.4
S
14
0.9
ENE
11
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
15
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
583
486
447
380
373
303
779
194
2702
2623
2257
1890
1710
1419
1138
878
752
593
497
497
1241
1293
1310
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.5
S
16
1
S
16
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
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
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
S
16
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
11
129
477
617
553
450
249
187
144
139
136
98
98
96
96
70
94
92
339
64
63
61
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
NE
4
0.5
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
26
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
19
26
14
14
32
51
52
47
26
43
2
144
88
11
10
13
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
2.5
S
15
Energy kJ
3
1576
2197
2326
579
2659
3949
4
3
102
186
225
2842
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
1
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
2
38
9
78
90
93
90
102
12
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
0
9
9
9
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
5
5
7
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
9
9
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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