Last Chance surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 04 Mar 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
19.6° 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 1PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
!
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SE
1.8
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)101112111111101012121111111010101099910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)329736495047382927901733124499998615271164988831653455471370293287237205168168168
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
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
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
1.72
7:29PM
1.63
7:49AM
1.71
8:19PM
1.67
8:37AM
1.70
9:06PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
0.19
1:36AM
0.18
2:09PM
0.22
2:24AM
0.23
2:55PM
0.26
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset-----7:45-------7:44-------7:43--
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C131413141516141313131517181716151515172020191918
Feels °C (?)47781012121112131415151313141413161818171817
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