
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
840 | 678 | 591 | 606 | 564 | 471 | 333 | 291 | 281 | 257 | 176 | 168 | 214 | 210 | 172 | 153 | 144 | 116 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 123 | 119 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.77m | 2:46AM1.73m | 3:16PM1.84m | 3:46AM1.75m | 4:14PM1.90m | 4:46AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.29m | 8:39PM0.30m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:39PM0.25m | 10:00AM0.22m | 10:38PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
840 | 678 | 591 | 229 | 564 | 471 | 333 | 286 | 281 | 217 | 172 | 168 | 214 | 210 | 172 | 153 | 121 | 116 | 88 | 75 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
58 | 35 | 175 | 35 | 291 | 339 | 322 | 291 | 272 | 257 | 176 | 163 | 148 | 134 | 163 | 149 | 144 | 100 | 94 | 68 | 46 | 123 | 119 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 20 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
42 | 123 | 33 | 81 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 28 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 33 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
176 | 118 | 70 | 606 | 82 | 84 | 46 | 35 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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