Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
1
4
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.1
NE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
S
2.2
S
0.8
ENE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
4.5
S
5
S
Period(s) (?)88988878888888881011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51347721145852723384919111612512213814211087479112215328912859213451145685
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
NW
5
SSE
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
1.79
7:13PM
1.88
7:41AM
1.81
8:06PM
1.93
8:37AM
1.81
8:59PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.16
1:29AM
0.15
1:52PM
0.14
2:26AM
0.13
2:46PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.11
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:32-------5:31-----
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
5----------12241-----111
Temp. °C171920191716151617181715161413131514131212131313
Feels °C (?)15171818161414151517161416118912965791211
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