Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
20
0.5
S
14
1.6
S
6
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
268
198
193
169
129
107
91
79
72
57
48
45
75
69
91
187
249
236
226
219
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
3:41PM1.74m
4:12AM1.62m
4:37PM1.75m
5:08AM1.63m
5:33PM1.75m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.13m
10:02PM0.13m
10:25AM0.11m
10:59PM0.13m
11:19AM0.11m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
2
4
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
8
6
7
7
7
6
9
13
13
12
11
9
7
7
6
7
10
9
9
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