Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 4AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
2150 | 2385 | 2473 | 2291 | 2081 | 1742 | 1568 | 1497 | 1437 | 1236 | 1215 | 1075 | 1197 | 2058 | 2866 | 4867 | 6282 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.81m | 9:00AM1.76m | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.16m | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
284 | 547 | 432 | 442 | 300 | 306 | 234 | 158 | 148 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | S 14 | E 10 | S 14 | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | — |
95 | 9 | 302 | 333 | 306 | 357 | 204 | — | — | 148 | 73 | 97 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
74 | 22 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
2150 | 2385 | 2473 | 2291 | 2081 | 1742 | 1568 | 1497 | 1437 | 1236 | 1215 | 1075 | 1197 | 2058 | 2866 | 4867 | 6282 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 153 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 149 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 72 | 103 | 160 | 287 | 160 | 161 |
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