Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
781
658
550
494
415
388
325
275
217
207
176
176
145
159
132
107
127
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:04PM1.73m
8:30AM1.77m
8:52PM1.71m
9:14AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.27m
2:43PM0.29m
3:05AM0.33m
3:31PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
12
12
13
12
11
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