Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Last Chance today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
15
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
110
127
157
217
196
202
192
229
215
249
445
529
555
686
728
658
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03AM1.55m
2:36PM1.59m
2:51AM1.51m
3:22PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.47m
8:15AM0.47m
8:50PM0.50m
9:04AM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
9
5
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
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