Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
590
469
379
299
294
309
334
269
205
144
125
89
43
38
35
36
33
32
31
28
23
108
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:59AM1.65m
00:24AM1.62m
12:54PM1.62m
1:14AM1.58m
1:46PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.28m
6:15PM0.36m
6:39AM0.36m
7:08PM0.42m
7:27AM0.42m
8:00PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
14
13
11
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
5
4
6
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
8
10
9
7
8
8
7
8
9
10
8
9
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