Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
4
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
E
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)10101010101012121010101111121212101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58461058447455260518092092191924633538542586641027641421396996880591574302286287338
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
65
NE
70
NE
45
NNE
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.39
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.42
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:43---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------121-123418--------
Temp. °C171717181818181819192020202020202019202221201918
Feels °C (?)181816161616151515141312101014141316171818171615
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