Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
16
1
S
15
0.9
S
15
1
S
17
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.5
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.8
S
17
2
S
17
2.1
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
174
476
434
343
594
600
580
513
381
343
267
448
718
1357
1719
1881
2248
2080
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:28PM1.49m
3:46AM1.38m
4:13PM1.49m
4:33AM1.38m
4:59PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.43m
10:00AM0.41m
10:29PM0.39m
10:48AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
16
17
15
16
15
15
12
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
8
11
14
14
12
12
11
12
8
8
8
9
7
5
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