Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 590 | 469 | 379 | 299 | 294 | 309 | 334 | 269 | 205 | 144 | 125 | 89 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.65m | 00:24AM1.62m | 12:54PM1.62m | 1:14AM1.58m | 1:46PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.28m | 6:15PM0.36m | 6:39AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.42m | 7:27AM0.42m | 8:00PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 700 | 590 | 469 | 379 | 299 | 294 | 309 | 334 | 269 | 205 | 144 | 125 | 89 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 23 | 35 | 12 |
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