Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
291
272
257
176
168
214
210
205
153
144
116
98
82
57
125
119
78
72
44
48
50
33
34
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.73m
3:16PM1.84m
3:46AM1.75m
4:14PM1.90m
4:46AM1.78m
5:14PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.26m
9:39PM0.25m
10:00AM0.22m
10:38PM0.19m
11:01AM0.15m
11:37PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
13
15
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
16
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
4
6
9
11
7
7
7
7
9
9
11
13
10
10
10
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