Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.4° C

1.4°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
0
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
1.9
S
11
3
ENE
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.2
S
16
1.8
E
10
1.8
S
14
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
813
1544
1600
1489
1353
1295
1168
1035
1015
884
786
1000
1422
1384
1288
1196
954
724
656
1303
514
557
586
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
25
NE
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:11PM1.61m
3:28AM1.53m
3:57PM1.62m
4:15AM1.53m
4:43PM1.62m
4:59AM1.52m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.44m
9:26PM0.47m
9:40AM0.48m
10:13PM0.50m
10:30AM0.50m
10:58PM0.51m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
8
10
13
9
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
5
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
2.3
E
10
1.6
S
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
16
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
627
761
998
630
1489
1353
1295
1168
1035
1015
884
786
1000
841
755
1288
1196
954
724
656
580
514
530
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
10
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
983
813
688
553
474
457
358
242
188
140
521
749
1282
1189
710
719
755
701
614
687
367
238
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
Energy kJ
101
238
132
108
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
10
3
ENE
10
3
E
10
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
S
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
0.7
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
14
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1019
1544
1600
5
97
1422
1384
67
83
55
104
98
1303
481
557
457
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
122
102
10
103
8
9
0
0
0
0
9
102
100
10
101
100
101
130
130
130
102
141
141
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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