Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 1.8m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
20
2
S
19
1.9
S
18
1.8
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
2.1
S
19
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.4
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3352
2920
2300
1974
1682
1339
1120
1120
1092
1632
1428
1275
3185
3929
4537
4163
3393
2568
2203
1902
1589
1195
990
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
10:42PM1.74m
11:07AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
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