Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 170 | 102 | 103 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 75 | 43 | 99 | 135 | 124 | 107 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.62m | 6:03AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.69m | 6:54AM1.74m | 7:20PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.29m | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:43AM0.26m | 1:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | N 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 180 | 170 | 102 | 49 | 51 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 135 | 124 | 107 | 10 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 89 | 103 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 75 | 43 | 99 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 100 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | E 12 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 11 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | SW 4 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 11 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NE 4 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 11 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 238 | 180 | 78 | 202 | 103 |
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