Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 81 | 65 | 69 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1960 | 3297 | 4709 | 4503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.66m | 9:44AM1.75m | 10:09PM1.64m | 10:26AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.38m | 3:33AM0.42m | 4:02PM0.41m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:47PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 65 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | E 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | E 12 | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | SSW 4 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 15 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 81 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 | 522 | 1960 | 3297 | 4709 | 4503 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 86 | 344 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 71 | 71 | 103 | 103 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
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