Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 1403 | 1507 | 1729 | 2070 | 3671 | 2593 | 2081 | 1735 | 1455 | 1104 | 973 | 885 | 787 | 711 | 668 | 551 | 451 | 326 | 334 | 519 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.47m | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:14AM1.51m | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.31m | 2:07AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 121 | 118 | 97 | 55 | 2826 | 2593 | 2081 | 1735 | 1455 | 1104 | 973 | 885 | 787 | 711 | 668 | 551 | 451 | 326 | 334 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | S 22 | S 20 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 18 |
| kJ | 119 | 36 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 82 | 176 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | S 19 | SE 12 | S 23 | S 23 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 68 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 836 | 1403 | 1507 | 1729 | 2070 | 3671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 90 | 86 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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