Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
2.1
S
7
2.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
150
178
155
76
58
98
197
132
138
89
49
46
45
20
449
653
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:17AM1.65m
12:46PM1.73m
1:15AM1.63m
1:45PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.23m
6:29AM0.21m
7:08PM0.21m
7:26AM0.19m
8:07PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
2
5
3
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
14
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
10
15
13
10
11
11
12
13
13
9
8
7
7
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