Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 573 | 755 | 776 | 802 | 711 | 725 | 667 | 684 | 692 | 575 | 504 | 504 | 637 | 1408 | 2500 | 2540 | 1844 | 2199 | 2908 | 3778 | 4068 | 3315 | 3339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.60m | 11:34AM1.57m | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.35m | 5:32AM0.31m | 5:49PM0.35m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 585 | 573 | 755 | 776 | 802 | 711 | 725 | 667 | 684 | 692 | 575 | 504 | 504 | 443 | 1408 | 443 | 2540 | 384 | 431 | 440 | 384 | 171 | 696 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | S 21 | SW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 61 | 89 | 84 | 51 | 130 | 305 | 35 | 434 | 109 | 392 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 146 | — | — | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 7 | 50 | 25 | 31 | 60 | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 10 | — | SSE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 108 | 139 | — | 637 | — | 2500 | — | 1844 | 2199 | 2908 | 3778 | 4068 | 3315 | 3339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 88 | 78 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 153 |
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