Last Chance Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Last Chance

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)--
Afternoon (08 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (08 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
0
1
1
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0
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7
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
21
0.4
S
19
1.1
S
18
0.9
S
16
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4.5
S
10
6
S
14
7
S
15
7.5
S
18
7.5
S
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
4.5
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
112
727
412
1238
1836
4052
13133
22488
33747
31994
23177
16189
11471
8223
8548
6892
3471
2893
2227
2344
2029
1330
1107
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
WSW
25
W
55
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43PM1.53m
12:01PM1.48m
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.39m
5:59AM0.33m
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:34AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
10
9
9
9
11
Feels °C
14
11
9
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-2
0
1
2
3
3
6
7
6
7
5
4
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
18
0.9
S
16
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
ENE
9
4
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
130
101
727
412
8
8
5973
4896
1154
936
944
1853
1447
1198
1107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
21
0.5
S
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
134
97
8
6
2
6
26
212
201
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.4
S
19
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
6
112
2
2
140
83
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4.5
S
10
6
S
14
7
S
15
7.5
S
18
7.5
S
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
4.5
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
1
21
60
1238
1836
4052
13133
22488
33747
31994
23177
16189
11471
8223
8548
6892
3471
2893
2227
2344
2029
1330
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
5
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
4
4
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
4
0
88
130
86
84
160
160
160
276
101
90
86
93
102
100
88
78
23
86
9
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
9
6
6
5
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
5
5
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
9
9
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