Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
970
847
723
581
495
478
419
387
322
257
246
476
290
222
176
163
157
154
122
117
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM1.74m
1:29AM1.67m
2:00PM1.77m
2:29AM1.68m
2:59PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.27m
7:22PM0.29m
7:41AM0.25m
8:22PM0.24m
8:41AM0.22m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
5
8
7
5
5
5
5
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
12
12
10
7
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