
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 24s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 22s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12AM is: 2.1m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 24s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
915 | 3400 | 4081 | 3822 | 3352 | 2920 | 2300 | 1974 | 1682 | 1339 | 1290 | 1120 | 1092 | 1010 | 1132 | 1275 | 3185 | 4273 | 4585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.88m | 9:27AM1.75m | 9:50PM1.81m | 10:17AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.06m | 3:21AM0.09m | 3:36PM0.13m | 4:12AM0.14m | 4:30PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
777 | 3400 | 4081 | 3822 | 3352 | 2920 | 2300 | 1974 | 1682 | 1339 | 1290 | 1120 | 1092 | 1010 | 1132 | 1275 | 3185 | 4273 | 4585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
279 | 704 | 693 | 586 | 577 | 499 | 461 | 384 | 373 | 292 | 278 | 258 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 544 | 156 | 148 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — |
915 | 291 | 274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 174 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 72 | 74 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 78 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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