Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2864 | 2566 | 2467 | 2290 | 2160 | 2269 | 2049 | 1704 | 1435 | 1126 | 1174 | 656 | 1575 | 1324 | 1121 | 1003 | 653 | 971 | 1162 | 1028 | 1033 | 1014 | 1014 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.64m | 11:36PM1.53m | 11:56AM1.57m | 00:19AM1.46m | 12:44PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.46m | 5:33PM0.43m | 5:45AM0.46m | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:29AM0.46m | 7:04PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 938 | 154 | 147 | 1324 | 1121 | 1003 | 653 | 971 | 1162 | 1028 | 1033 | 1014 | 1014 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 224 | 429 | 5 | 150 | 143 | 76 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 251 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2864 | 2566 | 2467 | 2290 | 2160 | 2269 | 2049 | 1704 | 1435 | 1126 | 1174 | 656 | 1575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 101 | 318 | 161 | 153 | 153 | 93 | 90 | 72 | 100 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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