Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 53 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 136 | 171 | 239 | 123 | 119 | 232 | 160 | 149 | 114 | 93 | 140 | 129 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.74m | 7:20PM1.74m | 7:47AM1.82m | 8:13PM1.76m | 8:39AM1.88m | 9:08PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.24m | 1:34AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:25AM0.20m | 2:58PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | 46 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 37 | 35 | 136 | 171 | 239 | 43 | 89 | 232 | 160 | 149 | 114 | 78 | 50 | 41 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 14 | S 10 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 119 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 53 | 140 | 129 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | S 17 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 123 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 43 | 75 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 476 | 180 | 317 | 78 | 78 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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