Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
48
48
75
65
91
114
247
234
224
219
216
148
211
195
338
755
989
1486
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ESE
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
E
15
NNE
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:37PM1.75m
5:08AM1.63m
5:33PM1.75m
6:03AM1.67m
6:25PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.13m
11:19AM0.11m
11:53PM0.14m
12:11PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
13
12
11
9
8
8
6
8
10
9
9
6
6
5
6
8
8
9
7
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