Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 50 | 108 | 211 | 179 | 116 | 119 | 178 | 157 | 114 | 78 | 91 | 135 | 129 | 113 | 109 | 113 | 176 | 234 | 205 | 194 | 173 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.82m | 8:13PM1.76m | 8:39AM1.88m | 9:08PM1.77m | 9:31AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:25AM0.20m | 2:58PM0.18m | 3:17AM0.17m | 3:55PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 50 | 108 | 211 | 179 | 116 | 89 | 178 | 157 | 114 | 78 | 49 | 135 | 129 | 113 | 48 | 113 | 176 | 234 | 186 | 164 | 85 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 9 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 119 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 194 | 173 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | ENE 5 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 14 | S 18 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | N 6 | WSW 2 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 37 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 186 | 218 | 242 | 319 | 1 | 2 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
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