Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
290 | 174 | 476 | 434 | 343 | 594 | 600 | 580 | 513 | 381 | 343 | 267 | 448 | 718 | 1357 | 1719 | 1881 | 2248 | 2080 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.49m | 3:46AM1.38m | 4:13PM1.49m | 4:33AM1.38m | 4:59PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:00AM0.41m | 10:29PM0.39m | 10:48AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
290 | 174 | 476 | 434 | 343 | 594 | 600 | 580 | 513 | 381 | 343 | 267 | 448 | 718 | 1357 | 1719 | 1881 | 2248 | 2080 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 |
55 | 172 | 32 | 29 | 64 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 78 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | NNE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
31 | 32 | — | 10 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NNE 10 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 84 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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