Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1535 | 1497 | 1507 | 1406 | 1256 | 1089 | 996 | 1862 | 2813 | 4404 | 5822 | 6928 | 7199 | 6453 | 5168 | 3905 | 3092 | 4201 | 3294 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | 10:10PM1.71m | 10:33AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | 4:27AM0.30m | 4:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 158 | 148 | 110 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | 22 | 21 | 49 | 416 | 459 | 475 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | N 11 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 18 | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 270 | — | — | 2 | 73 | 97 | 92 | 6 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 29 | 40 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1535 | 1497 | 1507 | 1406 | 1256 | 1089 | 996 | 1862 | 2813 | 4404 | 5822 | 6928 | 7199 | 6453 | 5168 | 3905 | 3092 | 4201 | 3294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 102 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 103 | 160 | 318 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 341 | 153 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 90 | 54 |
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