Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.4
S
17
2.5
SSE
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1923
1584
3355
2979
2119
1858
1622
1172
892
764
572
418
341
284
224
164
121
110
75
50
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
E
15
ENE
0
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:13AM1.70m
9:40PM1.69m
9:59AM1.73m
10:30PM1.68m
10:50AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.25m
3:52AM0.23m
4:20PM0.25m
4:42AM0.24m
5:13PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
15
14
14
12
11
11
13
16
18
17
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
8
12
12
13
11
9
9
8
11
14
16
13
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
10
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