Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

Last Chance surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
2
1
0
3
2
2
3
2
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.5
S
5
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
25
SW
10
W
5
NNE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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