Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6315 | 6803 | 5898 | 5009 | 4286 | 3735 | 3201 | 2798 | 3355 | 2759 | 2177 | 1491 | 683 | 865 | 763 | 692 | 794 | 653 | 655 | 817 | 1178 | 1191 | 1750 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.63m | 10:51PM1.66m | 11:10AM1.67m | 11:41PM1.67m | 12:04PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.27m | 4:38PM0.30m | 5:05AM0.28m | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:23PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -5 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 2430 | 2088 | 1628 | 1491 | 611 | 865 | 763 | 692 | 794 | 653 | 537 | 537 | 1178 | 1191 | 1750 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | E 18 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 40 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 92 | 231 | 178 | 269 | 74 | 109 | 655 | 817 | 425 | 294 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 21 | E 16 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 144 | 8 | 5 | 169 | 164 | 184 | 205 | 268 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6315 | 6803 | 5898 | 5009 | 4286 | 3735 | 3201 | 2798 | 3355 | 2759 | 2177 | 1518 | 683 | 769 | 647 | 473 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 90 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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