Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 580 | 513 | 381 | 343 | 260 | 459 | 718 | 1183 | 1719 | 1680 | 1865 | 1869 | 1674 | 1108 | 886 | 722 | 599 | 492 | 398 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.49m | 4:33AM1.38m | 4:59PM1.50m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:47PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.41m | 10:29PM0.39m | 10:48AM0.36m | 11:15PM0.34m | 11:32AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 600 | 580 | 513 | 381 | 343 | 260 | 459 | 718 | 1183 | 1719 | 1680 | 1865 | 1869 | 1674 | 1108 | 886 | 722 | 599 | 492 | 398 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | NE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 63 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 25 | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 3 | 43 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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