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Last Chance Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Last Chance today?
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1429 | 1271 | 975 | 653 | 543 | 400 | 328 | 269 | 199 | 186 | 140 | 94 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 149 | 181 | 248 | 160 | 348 | 348 | 461 | 502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:23AM 1.62 | 7:52PM 1.67 | 8:10AM 1.63 | 8:36PM 1.71 | 8:55AM 1.64 | 9:19PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:40PM 0.33 | 2:01AM 0.33 | 2:24PM 0.37 | 2:47AM 0.37 | 3:07PM 0.41 | 3:33AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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