Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121212171616151413131212121211115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9579578388127997157157036925315437227151136862663543400328269199148143111
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
1.61
7:05PM
1.62
7:23AM
1.62
7:52PM
1.67
8:10AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.25
12:53PM
0.28
1:14AM
0.29
1:40PM
0.33
2:01AM
0.33
2:24PM
0.37
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:00------6:59-------6:58-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131312111314151413131313151717161514141417181817
Feels °C (?)11111091212131110111111121413111111111216161514
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