Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
1.2
S
7
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.7
SSE
6
1.3
S
16
1.6
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
107
69
128
129
163
155
192
223
875
1225
1910
1470
1197
888
807
669
579
540
477
452
387
412
354
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14PM1.70m
11:34AM1.79m
00:08AM1.67m
12:33PM1.75m
1:04AM1.63m
1:34PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.19m
6:00PM0.17m
6:19AM0.17m
6:57PM0.15m
7:16AM0.16m
7:55PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:14
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7:15
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3
4
1
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Temp °C
14
12
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
6
8
10
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
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