Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
176 | 197 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 90 | 62 | 48 | 65 | 92 | 84 | 82 | 157 | 358 | 432 | 1212 | 1191 | 1308 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.57m | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 |
176 | 197 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 90 | 30 | 48 | 65 | 92 | 75 | 77 | 68 | 358 | 155 | 1212 | 1191 | 1308 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
42 | 24 | 45 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 62 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 80 | 432 | 48 | 28 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 20 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
26 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 157 | 49 | 50 | 88 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | W 2 | — |
28 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 68 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
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