Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
2
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
S
13
1.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
836
1403
1507
1729
2070
3671
2593
2081
1735
1455
1104
973
885
787
711
668
551
451
326
334
519
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:30AM1.47m
7:50PM1.58m
8:14AM1.51m
8:34PM1.61m
8:57AM1.55m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.31m
2:07AM0.29m
2:15PM0.29m
2:50AM0.27m
3:02PM0.29m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
7
5
7
9
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
0
3
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
12
12
11
8
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