Last Chance Surf Break
Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Last Chance

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal 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 (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10PM is: 7.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)23ft (7.0m)15s
Evening (09 Jun)25ft (7.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
S
15
7.5
S
17
7.5
S
17
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
4.5
S
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20342
30974
30691
23616
15883
11325
8484
8705
5164
3278
2678
2015
2119
1786
1194
962
810
848
785
889
763
595
513
425
Wind (km/h)
55
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM1.48m
00:32AM1.56m
12:52PM1.53m
1:21AM1.61m
1:47PM1.61m
2:13AM1.67m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.38m
6:46AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:34AM0.31m
8:01PM0.36m
8:25AM0.30m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
10
10
8
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
Feels °C
-2
-2
0
1
3
3
3
5
5
7
7
5
5
4
4
6
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
5895
913
741
890
1420
1244
1044
962
810
848
785
889
763
595
513
425
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
215
26
97
150
239
25
23
21
20
44
19
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
204
111
25
60
18
7
43
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7
S
15
7.5
S
17
7.5
S
17
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
SSE
16
4.5
SSE
15
4.5
S
14
3.5
SSE
14
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
20342
30974
30691
23616
15883
11325
8484
8705
5164
3278
2678
2015
2119
1786
1194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
160
160
276
276
101
86
86
102
102
90
86
54
54
9
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
5
9
5
4
5
5
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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