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/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.7° 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 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 158 | 93 | 74 | 77 | 59 | 149 | 141 | 141 | 197 | 235 | 230 | 230 | 276 | 349 | 394 | 386 | 402 | 477 | 459 | 509 | 586 | 573 | 653 | 448 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:36PM 1.71 | 8:55AM 1.64 | 9:19PM 1.72 | 9:40AM 1.63 | 10:00PM 1.70 | 10:24AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:24PM 0.37 | 2:47AM 0.37 | 3:07PM 0.41 | 3:33AM 0.41 | 3:49PM 0.45 | 4:17AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - |
| Sunset | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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