Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 12PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3.5
S
12
3
SSE
12
3
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.7
S
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
2.1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6315
6803
5898
5009
4286
3735
3201
2798
3355
2759
2177
1491
683
865
763
692
794
653
655
817
1178
1191
1750
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:22AM1.63m
10:51PM1.66m
11:10AM1.67m
11:41PM1.67m
12:04PM1.70m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.27m
4:38PM0.30m
5:05AM0.28m
5:29PM0.31m
5:54AM0.28m
6:23PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
8
9
8
8
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
6
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
-5
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
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