Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.2°C colder than average 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 (15 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)--
Afternoon (15 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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 Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.7
S
7
0.3
S
12
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1
S
13
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
125
89
86
91
93
80
61
55
51
42
25
46
66
112
109
338
919
204
332
226
207
340
675
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
W
20
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:33PM1.96m
6:04AM1.83m
6:32PM2.00m
7:04AM1.84m
7:30PM2.00m
8:03AM1.82m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.16m
12:17PM0.14m
00:55AM0.11m
1:13PM0.08m
1:54AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<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
17
14
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
15
11
10
9
10
11
10
11
10
10
7
8
8
7
7
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.3
S
12
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
14
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
S
14
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.6
S
11
Energy kJ
125
125
89
86
91
88
80
56
48
35
42
25
46
24
78
77
338
13
140
246
226
207
187
675
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
14
1
S
13
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
24
15
36
21
25
93
76
61
55
51
42
7
25
66
112
109
13
4
55
93
94
198
340
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
S
11
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
8
8
17
17
4
4
14
14
13
4
4
12
6
45
18
12
4
4
13
39
112
40
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
SSW
6
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
7
1.7
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
64
1
25
919
204
332
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
23
1
0
0
0
0
78
88
31
31
12
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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