Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 67 | 101 | 89 | 21 | 49 | 39 | 8 | 1395 | 3612 | 5230 | 5988 | 6645 | 6878 | 6600 | 5385 | 4104 | 3244 | 2725 | 2167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.75m | 10:09PM1.64m | 10:26AM1.70m | 10:53PM1.59m | 11:10AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.42m | 4:02PM0.41m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:47PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.46m | 5:33PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 9 | 89 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | S 13 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 15 | — | — | S 13 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 14 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 67 | 101 | 41 | — | — | 85 | 111 | 1395 | 3612 | 5230 | 5988 | 6645 | 6878 | 6600 | 5385 | 4104 | 3244 | 2725 | 2167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 54 | 12 | 46 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 103 | 122 | 122 | 130 | 122 | 122 | 149 | 287 | 318 | 153 | 318 | 153 | 93 |
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