Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
510
504
504
1812
1663
2782
2383
3418
4675
5896
5376
3680
2595
2024
1454
1249
1003
1363
1316
1249
1339
1186
932
800
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM1.63m
12:26PM1.63m
00:54AM1.67m
1:22PM1.70m
1:49AM1.70m
2:19PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.31m
6:42PM0.36m
7:07AM0.30m
7:39PM0.34m
8:00AM0.29m
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7:26
7:26
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
10
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
9
9
8
8
9
6
4
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
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