Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
448
373
338
282
268
215
169
169
129
107
89
77
74
57
50
44
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:14AM1.61m
3:41PM1.74m
4:12AM1.62m
4:37PM1.75m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.15m
9:27AM0.13m
10:02PM0.13m
10:25AM0.11m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
8
10
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
13
13
10
10
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