Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
NE
8
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
1.6
S
15
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
12
2
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
135
90
62
33
35
74
84
83
157
358
438
1089
1178
1054
1370
1854
1927
1958
2117
1764
1901
2020
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
25
W
35
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:58AM1.52m
7:20PM1.62m
7:44AM1.59m
8:05PM1.66m
8:29AM1.65m
8:52PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.26m
1:02PM0.25m
1:35AM0.24m
1:48PM0.24m
2:20AM0.23m
2:37PM0.24m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
14
16
17
15
13
11
10
12
12
9
8
9
8
Feels °C
10
12
14
12
11
11
11
9
10
8
9
9
11
10
9
6
6
6
4
5
4
7
6
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