Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
599
499
405
406
333
274
246
193
186
200
197
140
138
138
133
101
62
115
75
70
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:47PM1.53m
6:11AM1.46m
6:33PM1.57m
6:58AM1.52m
7:20PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.32m
00:03AM0.30m
12:17PM0.28m
00:49AM0.26m
1:02PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
14
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
11
12
15
17
15
14
Feels °C
8
10
12
10
9
10
11
11
11
13
13
10
11
12
11
8
10
12
15
12
10
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