Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
78
43
30
34
16
30
16
25
72
34
43
38
37
58
58
106
155
218
306
302
261
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:51AM1.63m
1:21PM1.71m
1:48AM1.58m
2:17PM1.67m
2:47AM1.55m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.09m
7:03AM0.11m
7:42PM0.10m
8:00AM0.14m
8:36PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
18
14
14
14
15
18
19
19
20
18
17
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
11
10
11
12
13
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
13
14
14
13
13
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