Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
2
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
8
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
2
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
220
171
161
130
192
230
212
212
408
535
670
639
692
963
823
755
687
637
874
540
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
SE
5
NE
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:00PM1.46m
2:18AM1.35m
2:46PM1.45m
3:08AM1.35m
3:33PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.44m
8:15PM0.41m
8:29AM0.42m
9:01PM0.38m
9:20AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
11
10
9
8
8
10
9
10
10
10
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
14
13
16
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
-1
0
1
2
4
6
6
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