Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
S
1.7
S
2
S
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
S
4.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
Period(s) (?)888887988888101011111011111211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4475871201078886176160149157137119288609890102711001980461573496325449638453579
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
WSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.88
7:41AM
1.81
8:06PM
1.93
8:37AM
1.81
8:59PM
1.93
9:34AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.15
1:52PM
0.14
2:26AM
0.13
2:46PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.11
3:43PM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----111453----211234111
Temp. °C181716151717161515141414151515131314131313131213
Feels °C (?)171615141618151515121212121211768434334
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