Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4441
4073
3121
2600
2203
1902
1430
1195
975
824
700
590
469
365
299
294
304
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:42PM1.74m
11:07AM1.68m
11:33PM1.68m
11:59AM1.65m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
5:51AM0.28m
6:15PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
4
5
8
8
6
5
6
6
5
6
8
9
8
7
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