Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
438
252
759
1330
1093
978
836
582
539
425
411
341
274
273
217
210
156
119
115
78
56
38
33
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NW
5
W
10
N
0
NW
5
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:14PM1.62m
00:35AM1.57m
1:06PM1.58m
1:22AM1.51m
1:56PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.41m
6:30PM0.44m
6:49AM0.45m
7:20PM0.47m
7:35AM0.46m
8:10PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
8
10
14
16
15
12
12
12
11
14
15
15
15
12
Feels °C
8
5
8
10
9
6
6
6
7
7
7
12
14
11
8
7
9
7
9
9
11
11
8
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