
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 205 | 144 | 125 | 89 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 78 | 114 | 154 | 166 | 169 | 155 | 154 | 155 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:24AM1.62m | 12:54PM1.62m | 1:14AM1.58m | 1:46PM1.61m | 2:03AM1.55m | 2:36PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.42m | 7:27AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:15AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
269 | 205 | 144 | 125 | 89 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 78 | 114 | 154 | 166 | 169 | 155 | 154 | 114 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
27 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 117 | 155 | 232 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 12 | S 18 | N 10 |
9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 15 | 24 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 301 | 763 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 71 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 78 | 92 | 90 |
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