Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 4PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.8
S
16
2
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
535
490
405
377
520
566
772
623
613
881
1611
2289
2761
2734
2600
2502
2374
2206
2012
1757
1525
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:26AM1.62m
7:49PM1.68m
8:15AM1.70m
8:38PM1.72m
9:02AM1.77m
9:28PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.23m
2:03AM0.23m
2:24PM0.22m
2:50AM0.21m
3:16PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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7:08
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7:09
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Temp °C
10
13
13
13
11
10
11
11
13
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
13
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
7
10
9
11
8
6
5
5
8
9
10
9
10
9
8
7
9
10
9
8
11
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