Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 109 | 215 | 157 | 235 | 754 | 896 | 988 | 1137 | 1271 | 1447 | 1411 | 1376 | 1288 | 1136 | 1136 | 1106 | 956 | 943 | 811 | 907 | 2344 | 3737 | 3811 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44AM1.79m | 7:11PM1.96m | 7:42AM1.78m | 8:06PM1.93m | 8:36AM1.77m | 8:58PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.09m | 12:53PM0.04m | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:47PM0.03m | 2:28AM0.06m | 2:42PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | 58 | 109 | 215 | 130 | 235 | 754 | 896 | 988 | 1137 | 1271 | 1447 | 1411 | 1376 | 1288 | 1136 | 1136 | 1106 | 956 | 943 | 811 | 735 | 2344 | 3737 | 3811 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | ESE 17 | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 24 | 157 | 144 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 57 | 183 | 381 | 388 | 823 | 682 | 490 | 341 | 330 | 251 | 704 | 604 | 586 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 17 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 19 | S 26 | S 24 | S 11 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 4 | — | 4 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 40 | 110 | 214 | 298 | 309 | 236 | — | 29 | 118 | 907 | 191 | 206 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | WSW 3 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 106 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 382 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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