Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is

13.7°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 (06 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (06 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Tuesday 6							Wednesday 7								Thursday 8
	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	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	2	3	3	2	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 9	NE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	225	204	137	100	94	74	66	89	86	128	125	580	223	282	216	517	518	452	181	136	132	132	120
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	SSW	ESE	ENE	E	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:02AM1.59m				2:32PM1.69m				3:01AM1.56m				3:28PM1.67m				4:00AM1.55m					4:23PM1.66m
Low Tide			8:14AM0.15m				8:53PM0.13m				9:13AM0.15m				9:48PM0.14m					10:12AM0.16m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	8	8	12	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	12	11	12	12	12	13
Feels °C	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	8	10	12	13	13	13	14	13	12	8	6	8	9	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	225	204	137	100	94	71	46	51	53	59	125	256	223	282	199	517	518	452	181	136	132	132	120
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	S 16	ENE 4	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 8	SSE 12	NE 9	E 8	NE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	20	21	3	38	38	42	37	46	31	29	18	46	99	152	216	40	38	38	164	128	90	54	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	ENE 12	S 15	E 12	S 16	S 18	S 18	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 16	S 16	S 16	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 5	SW 5
kJ	5	15	17	3	19	6	6	37	35	33	29	14	47	46	44	47	45	43	24	22	21	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	—	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—
kJ	11	—	—	10	46	74	66	89	86	128	—	580	—	—	—	—	—	12	16	10	12	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	8	12	8	0	8	8	219	35	8	11	0	11	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	31	101	122	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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