Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 135 | 90 | 62 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 84 | 83 | 157 | 358 | 438 | 1089 | 1178 | 1054 | 1370 | 1854 | 1927 | 1958 | 2117 | 1764 | 1901 | 2020 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.65m | 8:52PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | 2:20AM0.23m | 2:37PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 138 | 135 | 90 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 74 | 74 | 79 | 64 | 358 | 155 | 1089 | 1178 | 1054 | 1370 | 1854 | 1927 | 1958 | 25 | 1764 | 1901 | 2020 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 23 | 62 | 33 | 21 | 39 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 438 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 14 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 157 | 52 | 50 | 59 | 5 | 46 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2088 | — | 2490 | 4221 | — | — | 2117 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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