Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
15
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1535
1497
1507
1406
1256
1089
996
1862
2813
4404
5822
6928
7199
6453
5168
3905
3092
4201
3294
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
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
cross-off
High Tide
9:21PM1.76m
9:46AM1.75m
10:10PM1.71m
10:33AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.20m
3:39AM0.22m
4:01PM0.28m
4:27AM0.30m
4:51PM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
9
Feels °C
0
0
0
1
-1
0
0
-1
0
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
1
3
4
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