Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
5
4
2
1
0
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.5
ESE
11
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
64
1730
2783
3680
3591
3855
3265
2558
1754
1251
828
585
480
314
506
380
224
214
494
628
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
10
W
5
N
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
0
SSW
10
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:25PM1.54m
00:41AM1.44m
1:14PM1.49m
1:29AM1.38m
2:00PM1.46m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.46m
6:41PM0.45m
6:53AM0.45m
7:29PM0.44m
7:39AM0.44m
8:15PM0.41m
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
10
12
11
11
10
9
7
10
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
15
16
12
10
10
Feels °C
3
0
3
1
2
2
3
3
8
9
9
7
10
9
8
9
14
14
5
3
5
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