Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4527 | 3518 | 2701 | 3975 | 3051 | 2358 | 1581 | 2038 | 482 | 477 | 439 | 443 | 552 | 309 | 347 | 195 | 653 | 1289 | 1093 | 991 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.72m | 10:59PM1.67m | 11:22AM1.67m | 11:48PM1.62m | 12:14PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.34m | 5:15AM0.36m | 5:41PM0.40m | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 416 | 588 | 723 | 680 | 2358 | 1581 | 322 | 261 | 222 | 176 | 180 | 351 | 309 | 257 | 195 | 653 | 1289 | 1093 | 991 | 715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | S 16 | — | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 1211 | — | 40 | 535 | 505 | 44 | 430 | 276 | 212 | 117 | 151 | 137 | 103 | 101 | 260 | 149 | 149 | 111 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 13 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 26 | 112 | 78 | 347 | 163 | 55 | — | — | — | 193 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 4527 | 3518 | 2701 | 3975 | 3051 | — | 2776 | 2038 | 482 | 477 | 439 | 443 | 552 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 153 | 90 | 72 | 9 | 23 | 78 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
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