Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 220 | 171 | 161 | 130 | 192 | 230 | 212 | 212 | 408 | 535 | 670 | 639 | 692 | 963 | 823 | 755 | 687 | 637 | 874 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.46m | 2:18AM1.35m | 2:46PM1.45m | 3:08AM1.35m | 3:33PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.41m | 8:29AM0.42m | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 7 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 361 | 220 | 171 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 230 | 212 | 85 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 228 | 210 | 112 | 41 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 586 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 14 | 96 | 91 | 25 | — | — | 28 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | E 17 | — | E 13 | — | E 18 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 161 | 130 | 192 | 319 | — | 212 | 408 | 535 | 670 | 639 | 692 | 963 | 823 | 755 | 687 | 637 | 874 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 78 | 54 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 105 | 350 | 267 | 84 | 86 | 78 | 78 | 90 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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