Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 80 | 106 | 121 | 160 | 224 | 202 | 157 | 155 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:54PM1.62m | 1:14AM1.58m | 1:46PM1.61m | 2:03AM1.55m | 2:36PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.42m | 7:27AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:15AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 11 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 80 | 106 | 52 | 160 | 224 | 202 | 157 | 155 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 121 | 25 | 16 | 61 | 119 | 155 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | S 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 414 | 963 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 12 | 71 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 101 | 78 | 84 |
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