Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NNE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1064
876
748
579
425
349
273
194
153
117
112
80
45
31
28
16
25
7
26
35
29
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NE
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.83m
11:55PM1.68m
12:22PM1.77m
00:51AM1.63m
1:21PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.10m
6:06AM0.11m
6:45PM0.09m
7:03AM0.11m
7:42PM0.10m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
16
20
17
14
13
13
13
17
20
21
18
14
13
14
14
18
19
19
21
19
Feels °C
10
10
14
11
9
10
10
9
13
15
15
12
10
10
12
11
16
15
15
20
17
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