Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NNE 5 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 115 | 75 | 43 | 99 | 135 | 124 | 107 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 64 | 76 | 121 | 226 | 590 | 454 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.69m | 6:54AM1.74m | 7:20PM1.74m | 7:47AM1.82m | 8:13PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.29m | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:43AM0.26m | 1:08PM0.24m | 1:34AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 135 | 124 | 107 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 76 | 48 | 226 | 590 | 454 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | NE 9 | SE 14 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 116 | 115 | 75 | 43 | 99 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 23 | — | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 121 | 161 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 11 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 15 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 15 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | N 4 | WSW 2 | S 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | N 4 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | NE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 56 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 35 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 467 | 484 | 276 | 71 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 |
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