Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 5PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
4
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
17
2
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
S
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1021
1719
1680
1456
1938
1622
1292
1033
733
599
499
405
344
333
274
246
193
186
140
160
162
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:59PM1.50m
5:22AM1.41m
5:47PM1.53m
6:11AM1.46m
6:33PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.36m
11:15PM0.34m
11:32AM0.32m
00:03AM0.30m
12:17PM0.28m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
7
6
8
7
9
12
13
10
9
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
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