Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.4
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.5
S
19
1.6
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.5
SSE
17
2.3
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
74
161
155
142
134
127
82
75
73
83
95
69
58
176
1783
3348
3287
2702
1902
1390
918
758
609
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
20
SW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:45AM1.69m
11:11PM1.75m
11:38AM1.64m
00:04AM1.68m
12:33PM1.60m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.09m
4:56PM0.14m
5:33AM0.14m
5:51PM0.22m
6:24AM0.21m
6:46PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
18
16
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
13
15
14
14
12
12
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.6
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.5
SSE
17
2.3
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
Energy kJ
101
71
161
155
142
134
127
82
75
73
7
69
69
58
49
1783
3348
3287
2702
1902
1390
918
758
609
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
19
0.8
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
45
74
15
2
3
2
5
5
6
7
4
6
68
27
176
43
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
22
15
13
8
7
2
6
6
3
4
7
4
6
16
101
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
8
1
4
6
22
83
95
17
21
10
15
25
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
23
10
10
23
10
0
0
0
23
88
88
252
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
8
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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