Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
13
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
2
NNE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
126
130
259
204
178
171
151
113
86
86
130
326
346
304
294
207
489
157
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
30
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39PM1.68m
9:58AM1.72m
10:25PM1.64m
10:45AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.34m
3:51AM0.39m
4:19PM0.39m
4:38AM0.42m
5:05PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
10
10
13
17
18
15
14
13
14
13
14
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
11
9
8
7
10
13
14
11
11
10
12
11
12
9
15
10
10
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