Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 404 | 417 | 524 | 585 | 639 | 725 | 761 | 711 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 598 | 598 | 596 | 510 | 504 | 443 | 601 | 723 | 1107 | 1345 | 1297 | 1502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.53m | 11:16PM1.60m | 11:34AM1.57m | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.31m | 5:01PM0.35m | 5:32AM0.31m | 5:49PM0.35m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 463 | 404 | 417 | 524 | 585 | 639 | 725 | 761 | 711 | 725 | 640 | 563 | 598 | 598 | 596 | 510 | 504 | 443 | 601 | 723 | 1107 | 1100 | 384 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 97 | 95 | 37 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 79 | 247 | 130 | 273 | 443 | 443 | 458 | 449 | 21 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 9 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 | NNE 9 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 22 | 92 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 95 | 88 | 84 | 93 | 52 | 47 | 25 | 50 | 47 | 53 | 9 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 120 | 92 | 44 | 24 | 151 | 319 | — | — | — | 1345 | 1297 | 1502 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 78 | 9 | 10 | 92 | 88 | 92 | 149 |
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