Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 423 | 377 | 355 | 499 | 405 | 298 | 273 | 198 | 180 | 170 | 102 | 103 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 75 | 42 | 101 | 138 | 125 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:45PM1.55m | 5:12AM1.55m | 5:37PM1.62m | 6:03AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.35m | 10:58PM0.31m | 11:27AM0.31m | 11:51PM0.29m | 12:17PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 423 | 377 | 355 | 499 | 405 | 298 | 273 | 198 | 180 | 170 | 102 | 48 | 68 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 138 | 125 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 143 | 140 | 116 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 89 | 103 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 75 | 42 | 101 | 27 | 26 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | S 10 | E 12 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 6 | W 2 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | — | SW 4 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 54 |
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