Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 671 | 573 | 544 | 486 | 478 | 387 | 302 | 227 | 186 | 186 | 137 | 100 | 94 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 124 | 68 | 99 | 159 | 212 | 249 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.63m | 1:34PM1.71m | 2:02AM1.59m | 2:32PM1.69m | 3:01AM1.56m | 3:28PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.16m | 7:55PM0.14m | 8:14AM0.15m | 8:53PM0.13m | 9:13AM0.15m | 9:48PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 671 | 573 | 544 | 486 | 478 | 387 | 302 | 227 | 186 | 186 | 137 | 100 | 94 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 99 | 159 | 212 | 46 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | E 7 | SSE 11 | S 18 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 51 | 47 | 54 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | E 16 | NE 9 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | S 17 | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 46 | 23 | — | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | 8 | 13 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 65 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 249 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 298 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 343 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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