Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
95
92
117
202
193
181
132
121
161
427
719
740
801
990
1204
1537
1519
1381
1314
1232
978
925
788
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM1.68m
11:36PM1.75m
12:03PM1.61m
00:31AM1.68m
1:00PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.08m
5:19PM0.11m
5:58AM0.11m
6:15PM0.17m
6:51AM0.15m
7:10PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
4:57
2
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
64
95
92
90
202
193
181
121
68
161
427
719
740
801
990
1204
1537
1519
1381
1314
1232
978
925
788
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
51
48
64
117
86
107
100
132
121
83
146
51
143
143
136
133
133
133
102
102
102
102
102
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
17
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
53
84
42
2
5
29
3
69
63
5
180
47
476
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SW
2
0.5
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
1
12
42
55
4
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
10
9
12
9
9
8
0
8
8
8
8
8
11
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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