Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2324 | 2058 | 757 | 952 | 1001 | 761 | 865 | 770 | 625 | 1082 | 1240 | 2265 | 1913 | 1609 | 1430 | 1086 | 880 | 876 | 847 | 689 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.67m | 11:41PM1.67m | 12:04PM1.70m | 00:33AM1.67m | 1:01PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:23PM0.31m | 6:46AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1720 | 1576 | 611 | 952 | 1001 | 761 | 865 | 770 | 610 | 548 | 1240 | 2265 | 1913 | 1609 | 1430 | 1086 | 880 | 876 | 847 | 689 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | E 18 | SE 14 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 11 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 6 | 92 | 313 | 142 | 265 | 72 | 170 | 625 | 1082 | 363 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 4 | 240 | 397 | 50 | 40 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 20 | E 16 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 93 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 249 | 196 | 133 | 306 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 84 | 43 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2324 | 2058 | 757 | 875 | 721 | 616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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