Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.7°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
13
2.4
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2934
2510
1923
1440
3355
2935
2119
1858
1622
1172
892
764
572
425
341
284
224
164
123
112
75
50
32
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
E
15
ENE
0
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:13AM1.70m
9:40PM1.69m
9:59AM1.73m
10:30PM1.68m
10:50AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.23m
3:28PM0.25m
3:52AM0.23m
4:20PM0.25m
4:42AM0.24m
5:13PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
11
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
13
16
19
17
14
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
6
5
8
13
12
13
11
9
9
8
11
13
17
14
10
11
11
11
12
14
13
14
11
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