Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is

12.6° C

Last Chance surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Last Chance today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (28 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	S 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2331	1138	2088	1942	1783	1699	1622	1427	1342	1266	1099	986	933	902	872	767	658	658	550	513	430	370	302
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	N	NNE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		4:23AM1.45m				4:53PM1.55m				5:09AM1.43m				5:37PM1.55m				5:56AM1.42m					6:22PM1.55m
Low Tide				10:40AM0.45m				11:08PM0.46m				11:24AM0.41m				11:53PM0.41m					12:05PM0.37m


	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	9	10	11	10	11	10	9	8	10	12	13	12	10	10	10	9	11	15	16	13	11
Feels °C	3	3	4	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	7	10	12	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11
kJ	2331	992	2088	1942	1783	1699	1622	1427	1342	1266	1099	986	933	902	872	767	658	658	550	513	430	370	302
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	ESE 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14
kJ	14	917	26	25	39	21	21	21	21	21	19	18	8	5	39	36	148	206	174	109	103	66	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 9	SSW 9	—	NE 12	NE 12	S 18	NE 12
kJ	9	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	5	26	21	56	8	8	—	6	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 8	SSE 8	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6
kJ	1487	1138	475	470	246	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	1	5	4	5	8	5	18	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Old Man's Hat Gisborne and Mahia	Old Man's Hat Gisborne and Mahia	Old Man's Hat Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	31	9	9	9	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	12	10	0	0	10	10	10	0	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Mahia Spit	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Boat Harbour	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Last Chance	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Three Points East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Te Araroa East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	3
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Punta Palmilla Mexico	Punta Palmilla Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bullies Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Beach Road South Africa	Beach Road South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	9	5	5	5	6	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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