Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is

13.3° C

Last Chance surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Last Chance today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 11	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	172	153	144	116	96	75	57	123	119	112	72	44	49	33	33	34	70	63	62	39	55	57	38	37
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	ENE	E	N	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:46AM1.75m				4:14PM1.90m				4:46AM1.78m				5:14PM1.94m				5:45AM1.79m					6:14PM1.96m
Low Tide				10:00AM0.22m				10:38PM0.19m				11:01AM0.15m				11:37PM0.13m				11:59AM0.08m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	10	12	14	13	10	10	11	12	13	16	16	14	14	13	13	14	14	16	16	15	14	15
Feels °C	4	4	7	9	11	9	6	6	8	9	9	12	13	11	11	10	10	11	12	15	14	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 13	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	172	153	121	116	88	75	57	123	59	55	38	22	49	33	33	34	70	63	62	39	55	57	38	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 8	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	NE 4	S 9	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 5	S 19	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	163	149	144	102	96	69	47	57	119	112	72	44	43	23	21	3	7	2	2	1	1	29	36	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 12	S 14	S 13	E 12	E 11	E 15	E 15	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	S 18	S 9	S 9	S 21	S 16	NE 5	NE 5	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	34	55	3	3	4	4	18	14	14	12	12	6	6	6	9	5	1	1	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	NE 3	N 3	NE 4	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNW 2	NNE 4	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	3	3	5	6	17	20	16	14	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	8	8	10	10	8	8	8	10	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	11	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
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