Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
16
2
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
775
736
613
881
1452
2289
2794
2973
2827
2469
2374
2372
1985
1757
1504
1298
1243
1081
947
824
799
690
582
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
S
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
glassy
High Tide
8:15AM1.70m
8:38PM1.72m
9:02AM1.77m
9:28PM1.73m
9:50AM1.81m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.23m
2:24PM0.22m
2:50AM0.21m
3:16PM0.21m
3:39AM0.20m
4:10PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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6:45
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7:10
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7:12
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Temp °C
11
11
10
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
7
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
14
12
12
12
12
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