Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 66 | 112 | 109 | 338 | 411 | 142 | 159 | 198 | 324 | 694 | 694 | 758 | 725 | 591 | 804 | 324 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.83m | 6:32PM2.00m | 7:04AM1.84m | 7:30PM2.00m | 8:03AM1.82m | 8:27PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.14m | 00:55AM0.11m | 1:13PM0.08m | 1:54AM0.07m | 2:09PM0.05m | 2:51AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 66 | 78 | 104 | 338 | 411 | 142 | 124 | 112 | 112 | 694 | 694 | 758 | 725 | 591 | 804 | 324 | 324 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 3 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 76 | 61 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 112 | 109 | 13 | 13 | 82 | 130 | 198 | 324 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 229 | 294 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | W 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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