
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3792 | 3265 | 2422 | 1754 | 1280 | 821 | 566 | 424 | 370 | 506 | 355 | 220 | 171 | 97 | 437 | 388 | 302 | 302 | 297 | 419 | 487 | 674 | 692 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:14PM1.49m | 1:29AM1.38m | 2:00PM1.46m | 2:18AM1.35m | 2:46PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:39AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.41m | 8:29AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 10 |
3792 | 3265 | 2422 | 1754 | 1280 | 821 | 566 | 424 | 370 | 506 | 355 | 220 | 171 | 29 | 53 | 54 | 302 | 302 | 84 | 23 | 12 | — | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
15 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 96 | 89 | 24 | — | — | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | — | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
— | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | 7 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
5322 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 97 | 437 | 388 | 460 | 498 | 297 | 419 | 487 | 674 | 692 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 105 | 54 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 161 | 318 | 149 | 84 |
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