Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1968 | 3671 | 2593 | 2081 | 1735 | 1431 | 1104 | 1008 | 885 | 787 | 711 | 668 | 551 | 460 | 345 | 335 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:14AM1.51m | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 2826 | 2593 | 2081 | 1735 | 1431 | 1104 | 1008 | 885 | 787 | 711 | 668 | 551 | 460 | 345 | 335 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | S 22 | S 20 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 84 | 176 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | S 19 | SE 12 | S 23 | S 23 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 68 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1968 | 3671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 86 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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