Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 34 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 109 | 215 | 157 | 235 | 754 | 896 | 1023 | 1137 | 1271 | 1447 | 1411 | 1358 | 2004 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:45AM1.79m | 6:14PM1.96m | 6:44AM1.79m | 7:11PM1.96m | 7:42AM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.13m | 11:59AM0.08m | 00:36AM0.09m | 12:53PM0.04m | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:47PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 34 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 37 | 56 | 58 | 109 | 215 | 130 | 235 | 754 | 896 | 1023 | 1137 | 1271 | 1447 | 1411 | 1358 | 2004 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | ESE 17 | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 14 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 19 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 157 | 144 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 81 | 931 | 1288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 21 | S 16 | S 19 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 17 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 10 | — | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 19 | 42 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SW 8 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 16 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 37 | 23 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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