
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 24s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 22s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7PM is: 1.9m 23s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 24s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
943 | 917 | 915 | 3400 | 4081 | 3822 | 3352 | 2920 | 2300 | 1974 | 1682 | 1339 | 1134 | 1120 | 1092 | 1010 | 1132 | 1275 | 3183 | 4273 | 4585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.77m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | 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 |
943 | 917 | 777 | 3400 | 4081 | 3822 | 3352 | 2920 | 2300 | 1974 | 1682 | 1339 | 1134 | 1120 | 1092 | 1010 | 1132 | 1275 | 3183 | 4273 | 4585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | 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 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
359 | 347 | 279 | 704 | 693 | 586 | 586 | 499 | 461 | 384 | 373 | 292 | 278 | 258 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 158 | 156 | 148 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 28 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | ESE 12 | — | — |
15 | 66 | 915 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 470 | 174 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 43 | 34 | 52 | 69 | 71 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
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