Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 174 | 237 | 132 | 91 | 97 | 114 | 53 | 189 | 108 | 136 | 122 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 97 | 78 | 106 | 203 | 198 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.48m | 11:23AM1.55m | 11:47PM1.43m | 12:09PM1.50m | 00:29AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.42m | 5:10AM0.46m | 5:46PM0.40m | 5:53AM0.45m | 6:29PM0.39m | 6:38AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 232 | 174 | 135 | 81 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 53 | 76 | 108 | 136 | 122 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 106 | 104 | 88 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 123 | 121 | 88 | 86 | 57 | 31 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 97 | 62 | 89 | 83 | 117 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | — | N 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | — | 5 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 168 | 237 | 132 | 91 | 97 | 114 | 46 | 189 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 203 | 198 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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