Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 122 | 117 | 98 | 144 | 278 | 355 | 298 | 229 | 229 | 204 | 301 | 245 | 237 | 226 | 191 | 133 | 408 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.81m | 3:29AM1.69m | 3:57PM1.84m | 4:28AM1.70m | 4:56PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.19m | 9:43AM0.16m | 10:20PM0.15m | 10:43AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 122 | 117 | 98 | 86 | 278 | 355 | 298 | 229 | 229 | 100 | 301 | 245 | 237 | 226 | 191 | 133 | 408 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 57 | 95 | 144 | 6 | 6 | 155 | 59 | 2 | 204 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 17 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 33 | 291 | 353 | 223 | 161 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 29 | 34 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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