Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2.4
S
14
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.9
S
16
0.7
S
16
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1748
2186
477
489
489
623
360
324
438
260
759
1330
1117
978
824
599
539
425
347
284
274
221
214
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.67m
11:48PM1.62m
12:14PM1.62m
00:35AM1.57m
1:06PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.36m
5:41PM0.40m
6:03AM0.41m
6:30PM0.44m
6:49AM0.45m
7:20PM0.47m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
14
16
15
13
Feels °C
3
3
5
6
6
7
6
7
8
7
8
10
9
7
6
7
7
7
9
12
13
11
9
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