Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
438 | 252 | 759 | 1330 | 1093 | 978 | 836 | 582 | 539 | 425 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 273 | 217 | 210 | 156 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.62m | 00:35AM1.57m | 1:06PM1.58m | 1:22AM1.51m | 1:56PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | 6:49AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.47m | 7:35AM0.46m | 8:10PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
277 | 252 | 759 | 1330 | 1093 | 978 | 836 | 582 | 539 | 425 | 411 | 341 | 274 | 273 | 217 | 210 | 156 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | ESE 13 |
438 | 101 | 149 | 149 | 118 | 111 | 83 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 5 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | NNE 3 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | SE 8 | NE 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | ESE 13 | NE 5 |
111 | 212 | 264 | — | — | — | 81 | 55 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 23 | 4 | 1 |
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