Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Last Chance today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.7
ESE
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
652
666
630
766
463
374
406
359
315
300
260
213
202
192
236
273
178
339
319
248
195
247
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:08AM1.35m
3:33PM1.46m
3:58AM1.39m
4:21PM1.50m
4:47AM1.45m
5:11PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.39m
9:48PM0.34m
10:11AM0.34m
10:36PM0.31m
10:59AM0.30m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
14
Feels °C
-1
0
1
2
4
6
5
6
5
5
8
9
8
8
6
7
6
6
8
9
8
8
11
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