Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.6°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1622
1172
892
764
572
439
341
284
224
205
156
110
74
50
32
31
18
27
64
86
69
50
50
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM1.73m
10:30PM1.68m
10:50AM1.74m
11:22PM1.67m
11:46AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.23m
4:20PM0.25m
4:42AM0.24m
5:13PM0.25m
5:34AM0.23m
6:09PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
17
19
17
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
14
12
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
7
10
14
16
14
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
14
10
9
6
7
10
11
10
9
9
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