Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is

15.2°C

Last Chance surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Last Chance today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 14	S 14	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	NE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	298	273	198	180	170	102	103	118	116	115	75	43	99	135	124	107	100	56	53	26	44	23	21	4
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	WNW	SE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	NW	SSW	ESE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			5:12AM1.55m				5:37PM1.62m				6:03AM1.64m				6:28PM1.69m				6:54AM1.74m					7:20PM1.74m
Low Tide	10:58PM0.31m				11:27AM0.31m				11:51PM0.29m				12:17PM0.28m				00:43AM0.26m					1:08PM0.24m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	17	17	17	17	16	13	13	16	19	21	23	18	16	15	16	18	20	20	19	13
Feels °C	13	11	12	15	14	14	14	15	15	12	11	15	16	18	18	13	12	11	12	12	16	16	17	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	298	273	198	180	170	102	49	118	66	47	41	41	99	135	124	107	100	56	53	26	7	5	6	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	S 14	S 14	SSE 10	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NNE 4	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 11	S 11	NE 8
kJ	7	14	13	12	12	89	103	51	116	115	75	43	26	27	26	15	8	13	5	5	44	23	21	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NE 6	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 12	S 10	S 9	NE 3	ENE 3	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 3	E 11	S 9	SW 4	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 8	SE 10
kJ	14	1	1	1	1	11	30	15	3	1	10	10	10	10	2	2	13	1	5	4	5	5	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 3	WNW 3	W 3	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	—	WNW 2	—	W 3	—	E 3	NNE 3	N 3	WNW 4	NNE 4	NNE 3	N 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	S 4
kJ	18	1	1	1	—	—	4	5	—	1	—	2	—	2	4	7	21	3	3	11	2	3	1	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	10	54	0	23	23	71	182	317	238	71
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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