Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 711 | 742 | 684 | 667 | 584 | 598 | 575 | 510 | 683 | 1228 | 3130 | 3233 | 2665 | 3131 | 4138 | 5109 | 4787 | 3924 | 2858 | 1478 | 765 | 723 | 924 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.57m | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | 1:22PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.31m | 5:49PM0.35m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 22 | SSW 20 | E 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 802 | 711 | 742 | 684 | 667 | 584 | 598 | 575 | 510 | 504 | 434 | 449 | 440 | 379 | 9 | 38 | 71 | 73 | 109 | 74 | 1478 | 753 | 723 | 924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | S 16 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 25 | 61 | 88 | 29 | 51 | 49 | 244 | 408 | 23 | 14 | 59 | 18 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 120 | 71 | 392 | 332 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 19 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 67 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 84 | 7 | 89 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 53 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | S 8 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 115 | 19 | 12 | — | 5 | 93 | — | 683 | 1228 | 3130 | 3233 | 2665 | 3131 | 4138 | 5109 | 4787 | 3924 | 2858 | 692 | 765 | 516 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 78 | 130 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 267 | 153 | 153 | 102 | 90 | 90 |
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