Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2160 | 2216 | 2049 | 1704 | 1435 | 1215 | 1016 | 656 | 1754 | 1324 | 1121 | 1003 | 771 | 1113 | 1129 | 1142 | 1033 | 1014 | 1014 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.53m | 11:56AM1.57m | 00:19AM1.46m | 12:44PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.43m | 5:45AM0.46m | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:29AM0.46m | 7:04PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 224 | 168 | 121 | 1324 | 1121 | 1003 | 771 | 1113 | 1129 | 1142 | 1033 | 1014 | 1014 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 15 | 429 | 5 | 150 | 120 | 76 | 84 | 55 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 264 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2160 | 2216 | 2049 | 1704 | 1435 | 1215 | 1016 | 656 | 1754 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 102 | 93 | 90 | 72 | 100 | 158 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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