Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.3°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1142
1189
1178
1057
1212
1175
1158
1110
1257
1232
1145
1160
991
847
694
564
425
341
274
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:03AM1.39m
1:32PM1.46m
1:51AM1.36m
2:20PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.42m
7:13AM0.45m
7:50PM0.40m
7:59AM0.44m
8:35PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
12
13
10
10
12
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
9
8
10
8
7
9
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
13
12
13
13
13
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