Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.4° 

Last Chance surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Last Chance based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Last Chance right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Last Chance

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wharerata

10 km NW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia

13 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

14 km SSE132 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 350°)
12.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

15 km SW2 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 180°)
12.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

39 km N240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
12 °C2 km
2 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

39 km N240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
12 °C2 km
2 km
-
no observation
-

Wairoa

41 km WSW8 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

41 km WSW5 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero

43 km WSW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 225°)
12.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

49 km NNE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Last Chance and within an acceptable time window.

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