Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
NE
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)12111010101111121211111010109999141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1809216119192340333049216788105851119515271628742640499348289293270843715704581485401
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
65
NE
65
NE
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
141--13535------1-------
Temp. °C181819192020202121212019202120201818181719202118
Feels °C (?)151415141312111217151316181817191715151517181916
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