Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 295 | 235 | 139 | 101 | 74 | 161 | 155 | 142 | 134 | 127 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 90 | 84 | 63 | 265 | 2381 | 3734 | 3554 | 2935 | 2153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.84m | 10:45AM1.69m | 11:11PM1.75m | 11:38AM1.64m | 00:04AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.08m | 4:40AM0.09m | 4:56PM0.14m | 5:33AM0.14m | 5:51PM0.22m | 6:24AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 374 | 295 | 235 | 139 | 101 | 70 | 161 | 155 | 142 | 134 | 127 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 2381 | 3734 | 3554 | 2935 | 2153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | N 4 | ENE 9 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 19 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 38 | 47 | 23 | 45 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 265 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | S 9 | S 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 81 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 37 | 90 | 84 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 88 | 255 | 120 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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