Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 158 | 176 | 185 | 178 | 163 | 153 | 146 | 138 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 63 | 61 | 71 | 54 | 79 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.65m | 5:50AM1.61m | 6:10PM1.65m | 6:41AM1.66m | 7:01PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:37PM0.20m | 12:02PM0.22m | 00:29AM0.25m | 12:52PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 163 | 158 | 176 | 176 | 120 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 62 | 49 | 71 | 54 | 79 | 60 | 60 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 99 | 142 | 185 | 178 | 163 | 153 | 146 | 138 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 70 | 32 | 45 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 8 | N 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 58 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 63 | 61 | 37 | 33 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 150 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 102 | 78 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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