Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
474
567
617
576
472
691
554
636
668
794
463
436
397
351
351
300
254
213
176
250
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:46PM1.45m
3:08AM1.35m
3:33PM1.46m
3:58AM1.39m
4:21PM1.50m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.42m
9:01PM0.38m
9:20AM0.39m
9:48PM0.34m
10:11AM0.34m
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
7
10
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
4
3
3
1
2
1
0
-1
1
2
4
6
5
5
5
4
8
8
8
7
6
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