Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
5
5
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.5
ESE
11
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
218
204
594
607
541
418
325
232
219
66
724
1051
1690
2985
3607
4445
4040
2722
1812
1437
1018
870
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
NE
5
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
50
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM1.60m
11:55PM1.52m
12:25PM1.54m
00:41AM1.44m
1:14PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.45m
5:53PM0.44m
6:09AM0.46m
6:41PM0.45m
6:53AM0.45m
7:29PM0.44m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
10
11
11
10
11
11
8
7
10
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
13
14
14
14
11
9
9
9
-1
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
7
8
10
10
11
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