Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 1152 | 771 | 844 | 635 | 448 | 373 | 299 | 268 | 247 | 255 | 236 | 178 | 147 | 110 | 94 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 43 |
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 | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.74m | 3:14AM1.61m | 3:41PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.16m | 9:05PM0.15m | 9:27AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 881 | 771 | 671 | 555 | 448 | 373 | 299 | 268 | 247 | 255 | 236 | 178 | 147 | 110 | 94 | 79 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 14 | NE 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | NE 16 | S 15 | NE 17 | NE 9 | E 17 | E 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 15 | NE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1027 | 1152 | 32 | 844 | 635 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 100 | 102 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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