Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1305
1622
1263
1033
861
599
499
405
406
333
274
265
193
186
200
197
176
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:22AM1.41m
5:47PM1.53m
6:11AM1.46m
6:33PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.34m
11:32AM0.32m
00:03AM0.30m
12:17PM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
12
14
16
14
13
13
14
13
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
8
10
13
10
9
9
11
9
12
13
12
12
12
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