Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
!
0
0
0
!
3
2
3
3
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.4
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3235
4837
5145
5353
6315
7482
5997
5009
4216
3640
3068
3749
3355
2773
2223
1347
876
778
588
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:04PM1.65m
10:22AM1.63m
10:51PM1.66m
11:10AM1.67m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.29m
4:19AM0.27m
4:38PM0.30m
5:05AM0.28m
5:29PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
5
5
7
8
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
8
9
7
7
Feels °C
-2
-3
-4
-6
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
1
1
1
0
0
-1
2
3
3
3
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