
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
919 | 930 | 800 | 786 | 2457 | 992 | 2213 | 2013 | 2005 | 1699 | 1622 | 1551 | 1342 | 1266 | 1099 | 986 | 1033 | 1000 | 857 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.56m | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:53PM1.55m | 5:09AM1.43m | 5:37PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.49m | 10:40AM0.45m | 11:08PM0.46m | 11:24AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
799 | 799 | 799 | 786 | 2457 | 917 | 2213 | 2013 | 2005 | 1699 | 1622 | 1551 | 1342 | 1266 | 1099 | 986 | 1033 | 1000 | 857 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
— | 46 | 65 | 64 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 18 | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 |
919 | 930 | 800 | 737 | 30 | 992 | 475 | 618 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 90 | 72 | 88 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
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