Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.0° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). 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 (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
3 PM
6 PM
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)
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
!
0
!
!
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2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.5
S
15
3
S
14
3
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
13
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
335
540
439
447
1037
3714
1897
3751
5696
5076
5119
5852
6497
6215
5492
4475
3840
3388
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
9:19PM1.63m
9:39AM1.59m
10:04PM1.65m
10:22AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.29m
3:34AM0.27m
3:49PM0.29m
4:19AM0.27m
4:38PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
10
7
6
7
7
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
Feels °C
11
10
9
5
5
3
-1
-3
-2
-3
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
1
1
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