Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
!
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
14
2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.8
S
16
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
13
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4527
3518
2701
3975
3051
2358
1581
2038
482
477
439
443
552
309
347
195
653
1289
1093
991
715
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:33AM1.72m
10:59PM1.67m
11:22AM1.67m
11:48PM1.62m
12:14PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.34m
5:15AM0.36m
5:41PM0.40m
6:03AM0.41m
6:30PM0.44m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
-1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
10
9
7
7
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