Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 2.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)8ft (2.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
2.1
S
19
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.4
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1428
1275
3117
3889
4441
3758
3121
2600
2203
1902
1430
1195
990
824
700
590
469
379
359
294
309
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
0
NE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:17AM1.72m
10:42PM1.74m
11:07AM1.68m
11:33PM1.68m
11:59AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.21m
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
5:51AM0.28m
6:15PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
4
5
8
8
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
9
9
7
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