Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 22s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4417
3769
3854
4955
4074
4202
3109
2133
1546
1224
932
1491
1264
1048
1046
863
684
623
580
461
346
357
349
281
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:26PM1.63m
00:54AM1.67m
1:22PM1.70m
1:49AM1.70m
2:19PM1.77m
2:46AM1.73m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.36m
7:07AM0.30m
7:39PM0.34m
8:00AM0.29m
8:39PM0.30m
8:58AM0.26m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
2
4
6
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
10
10
10
8
8
9
10
Feels °C
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
6
4
4
5
6
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