Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 35 | 72 | 84 | 83 | 157 | 358 | 432 | 1472 | 1346 | 1206 | 1650 | 2504 | 2210 | 2402 | 2201 | 2032 | 2518 | 2826 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.65m | 8:52PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | 2:20AM0.23m | 2:37PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 108 | 103 | 211 | 1472 | 1346 | 1206 | 1650 | 2504 | 29 | 26 | 2201 | 2032 | 2518 | 2826 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 55 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 358 | 432 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 157 | 52 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2817 | 3840 | 2210 | 2402 | 3315 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 12 | 92 | 86 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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