Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
15.0°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.3
S
9
0.4
NE
6
4
S
10
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
15
11
3139
3881
4261
3816
3621
3453
3349
3072
2956
3072
3113
2605
1408
1301
1065
885
651
551
1304
1138
Wind (km/h)
15
W
35
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:26AM1.70m
10:53PM1.59m
11:10AM1.64m
11:36PM1.53m
11:56AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.45m
4:47PM0.42m
5:01AM0.46m
5:33PM0.43m
5:45AM0.46m
6:18PM0.43m
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6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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7:25
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
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1
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
3
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
7
9
9
8
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