Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
933
969
780
767
658
639
541
438
370
363
297
302
251
251
202
202
161
151
116
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:37PM1.55m
5:56AM1.42m
6:22PM1.55m
6:43AM1.44m
7:06PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.41m
12:05PM0.37m
00:38AM0.36m
12:47PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
15
16
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
5
4
4
6
7
10
11
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
6
4
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