Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.7° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
792
879
1205
881
1145
785
703
612
505
439
347
313
279
258
1204
1812
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:49PM1.87m
7:19AM1.73m
7:41PM1.84m
8:11AM1.75m
8:31PM1.81m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.09m
1:24PM0.08m
2:02AM0.11m
2:17PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
8
5
6
9
8
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
9
10
11
12
12
10
7
3
3
1
-1
2
2
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