Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
528
731
778
314
518
426
199
156
124
157
142
177
142
128
124
142
185
178
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:28PM1.67m
4:00AM1.55m
4:23PM1.66m
4:56AM1.57m
5:18PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.14m
10:12AM0.16m
10:43PM0.16m
11:09AM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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7:17
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7:17
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7:19
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
11
11
7
7
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
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