Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
15
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.2
ESE
14
1.9
S
8
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
1.6
ESE
13
2.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.4
ESE
13
2.2
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
504
529
476
547
476
515
515
599
590
669
809
892
908
816
2326
2891
2290
2075
1915
1915
1622
1551
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:51AM1.51m
3:22PM1.58m
3:37AM1.48m
4:08PM1.56m
4:23AM1.45m
4:53PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.48m
9:37PM0.50m
9:53AM0.48m
10:23PM0.49m
10:40AM0.45m
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7:16
7:16
7:15
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5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
7
6
7
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
1
-1
0
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
6
6
6
7
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