Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
E
7
2.4
E
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
124
136
161
219
316
537
762
1003
1205
856
749
553
555
582
613
421
319
234
201
2371
3328
4265
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SW
25
SW
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24AM1.72m
6:49PM1.87m
7:19AM1.73m
7:41PM1.84m
8:11AM1.75m
8:31PM1.81m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.09m
12:32PM0.05m
1:11AM0.09m
1:24PM0.08m
2:02AM0.11m
2:17PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
4
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
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