Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 218 | 204 | 594 | 607 | 541 | 418 | 325 | 232 | 219 | 66 | 724 | 1051 | 1690 | 2985 | 3607 | 4445 | 4040 | 2722 | 1812 | 1437 | 1018 | 870 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.60m | 11:55PM1.52m | 12:25PM1.54m | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:14PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.45m | 5:53PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 222 | 218 | 204 | 594 | 607 | 541 | 418 | 325 | 232 | 219 | 66 | 79 | 60 | 29 | 19 | 24 | 4445 | 4040 | 2722 | 1812 | 1437 | 1018 | 870 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 47 | 51 | 157 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 21 | 57 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 704 | 19 | 439 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 78 | 115 | 175 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 8 | 41 | 53 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 208 | 724 | 1051 | 1690 | 2985 | 3607 | 6272 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 145 | 158 | 124 | 124 | 88 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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