Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1117 | 978 | 836 | 582 | 539 | 425 | 347 | 341 | 274 | 273 | 217 | 210 | 156 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | 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 | 12:14PM1.62m | 00:35AM1.57m | 1:06PM1.58m | 1:22AM1.51m | 1:56PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.44m | 6:49AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.47m | 7:35AM0.46m | 8:10PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
1117 | 978 | 836 | 582 | 539 | 425 | 347 | 341 | 274 | 273 | 217 | 210 | 156 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
118 | 111 | 83 | 52 | 48 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | NNE 3 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | SE 8 | NE 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | 61 | 55 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 1 |
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