Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
253
164
125
115
132
190
177
173
226
200
204
168
168
168
120
117
113
80
105
141
139
134
125
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:08AM1.73m
3:38PM1.81m
4:06AM1.77m
4:34PM1.89m
5:05AM1.81m
5:33PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.33m
9:20AM0.28m
9:58PM0.28m
10:20AM0.25m
10:56PM0.22m
11:20AM0.20m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
9
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
17
18
15
Feels °C
6
6
5
7
8
11
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
14
15
14
14
13
11
11
13
15
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
246
253
164
125
115
132
190
177
173
226
200
204
168
168
168
120
117
113
80
105
141
139
134
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.7
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
20
20
18
21
27
32
9
34
67
62
57
53
53
53
52
78
69
55
51
61
23
29
16
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
17
0.3
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
12
17
16
22
17
7
14
41
74
139
3
3
7
7
7
1
7
23
31
18
28
17
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
2
18
32
25
37
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
9
0
0
0
0
10
8
8
0
0
8
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
9
1
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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