Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1507 | 1406 | 1274 | 1089 | 1064 | 2014 | 2808 | 4574 | 5588 | 6662 | 7199 | 6509 | 5431 | 4274 | 3298 | 4497 | 3532 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | 10:10PM1.71m | 10:33AM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | 4:27AM0.30m | 4:51PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 16 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 148 | 110 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 10 | — | 22 | 21 | 67 | 516 | 435 | 559 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 14 | S 14 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | S 15 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 97 | 92 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 1349 | 42 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 41 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1507 | 1406 | 1274 | 1089 | 1064 | 2014 | 2808 | 4574 | 5588 | 6662 | 7199 | 6509 | 5431 | 4274 | 3298 | 4497 | 3532 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 103 | 160 | 285 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 153 | 102 | 101 | 153 | 93 | 54 |
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