Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1212
1175
1158
985
1257
1065
1121
1160
967
733
694
483
425
355
330
251
198
602
618
573
461
347
253
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:03AM1.39m
1:32PM1.46m
1:51AM1.36m
2:20PM1.44m
2:41AM1.36m
3:07PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.45m
7:50PM0.40m
7:59AM0.44m
8:35PM0.37m
8:50AM0.42m
9:21PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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7:30
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7:31
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Temp °C
10
10
12
14
14
13
11
11
10
11
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
8
7
9
12
11
12
9
9
8
10
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
15
15
16
13
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