Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 408 | 319 | 192 | 280 | 384 | 673 | 910 | 994 | 1218 | 760 | 844 | 736 | 698 | 495 | 1177 | 1852 | 1930 | 2223 | 1328 | 1102 | 1245 | 2166 | 1646 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.61m | 1:29PM1.59m | 1:47AM1.57m | 2:22PM1.60m | 2:38AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.29m | 7:41PM0.38m | 8:01AM0.37m | 8:35PM0.43m | 8:50AM0.44m | 9:26PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 427 | 408 | 319 | 192 | 280 | 225 | 171 | 168 | 126 | 88 | 414 | 844 | 736 | 698 | 495 | 667 | 653 | 711 | 614 | 1328 | 1102 | 1245 | 1470 | 1646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 61 | 56 | 98 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 673 | 883 | 661 | 607 | 524 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | SSW 17 | — | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | 28 | — | 79 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 74 | 83 | 111 | 167 | 278 | 384 | 673 | 910 | 994 | 1218 | 760 | — | — | 70 | 500 | 1177 | 1852 | 1930 | 2223 | 1626 | — | — | 2166 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 63 | 305 | 63 | 305 | 287 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 86 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 103 | 122 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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