Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
120
156
189
185
234
423
377
355
499
405
303
278
210
180
170
102
146
116
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
E
10
NE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
NW
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:55PM1.49m
4:22AM1.46m
4:45PM1.55m
5:12AM1.55m
5:37PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.33m
10:35AM0.35m
10:58PM0.31m
11:27AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
14
15
16
16
20
24
25
24
20
16
15
14
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
12
11
13
13
14
17
21
22
20
17
14
13
12
16
15
14
13
13
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