Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
0.9
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.3
NNE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)8777710888999996999999996
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1107918116314014521225623219321117913213210795838152403930180140
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
1.70
1:21AM
1.76
1:51PM
1.67
2:21AM
1.76
2:50PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.23
7:07PM
0.21
7:43AM
0.22
8:03PM
0.21
8:43AM
0.21
9:01PM
0.20
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset-----7:55-------7:53-------7:52--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1--32
Temp. °C161516171716151515162022212122201918171718181817
Feels °C (?)121214151513111113141920191921191817161617171614
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