Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Last Chance today?

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.1
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)91414141313131313121212121212111111111111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302485372704599492485480392300233229178136132908558583739394169
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
1.48
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
4:33PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.25
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:42-------5:39-------5:38-
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C181717171921211816151514161818181616161718181717
Feels °C (?)1615161617181815131199111315161210101314141010
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