
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1622 | 1172 | 892 | 764 | 572 | 439 | 341 | 284 | 224 | 205 | 156 | 110 | 74 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 64 | 86 | 69 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.73m | 10:30PM1.68m | 10:50AM1.74m | 11:22PM1.67m | 11:46AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.23m | 4:20PM0.25m | 4:42AM0.24m | 5:13PM0.25m | 5:34AM0.23m | 6:09PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 |
1622 | 1172 | 892 | 764 | 572 | 439 | 341 | 284 | 224 | 205 | 156 | 110 | 74 | 50 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 64 | 86 | 69 | 50 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 11 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 1 | 130 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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