Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 24s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 22s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12AM is: 2.1m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)24s
Evening (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
24
1.8
S
23
2.1
S
22
2.1
S
21
2.1
S
20
2
S
19
1.9
S
18
1.8
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
15
2.1
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.5
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
3400
4081
3822
3352
2920
2300
1974
1682
1339
1290
1120
1092
1010
1132
1275
3185
4273
4585
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58PM1.88m
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.06m
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
6
7
8
7
8
8
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