Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 885 | 787 | 711 | 668 | 575 | 451 | 345 | 335 | 540 | 439 | 519 | 1010 | 3659 | 1521 | 2795 | 4936 | 5940 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | 9:19PM1.63m | 9:39AM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:34AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 885 | 787 | 711 | 668 | 575 | 451 | 345 | 335 | 540 | 439 | 519 | 1010 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 22 | S 20 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 12 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 32 | 84 | 176 | 60 | 14 | 60 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SE 12 | S 23 | S 23 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 13 | S 18 | NE 12 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 68 | 17 | 58 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | N 3 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | WNW 2 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 43 | 109 | 219 | 3659 | 1521 | 2795 | 4936 | 5940 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 145 | 158 | 149 | 318 | 318 |
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