
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 87 | 128 | 131 | 109 | 97 | 70 | 372 | 250 | 143 | 34 | 113 | 137 | 164 | 154 | 143 | 121 | 152 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 175 | 90 | 167 | 295 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.73m | 8:11PM1.62m | 8:34AM1.73m | 8:56PM1.61m | 9:16AM1.71m | 9:40PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.45m | 2:05PM0.43m | 2:21AM0.46m | 2:50PM0.44m | 3:03AM0.46m | 3:35PM0.44m | 3:44AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
47 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 73 | 133 | 54 | 34 | 113 | 137 | 151 | 154 | 143 | 121 | 152 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 36 | 90 | 65 | 295 | 285 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
8 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 51 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 65 | 167 | 66 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | N 18 | N 18 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | S 16 |
— | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | 183 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | NNW 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 3 |
98 | 87 | 128 | 131 | 109 | 97 | 70 | 372 | 250 | 143 | — | 1 | 131 | 164 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 175 | 13 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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