Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
16
1
S
15
0.9
S
15
1
S
17
1
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
451
368
356
290
174
476
434
347
600
600
580
417
381
343
267
432
861
1009
1526
1903
1794
1985
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
0
SE
5
E
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58AM1.40m
3:28PM1.49m
3:46AM1.38m
4:13PM1.49m
4:33AM1.38m
4:59PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.44m
9:43PM0.43m
10:00AM0.41m
10:29PM0.39m
10:48AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
13
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
9
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
13
14
14
11
11
12
7
8
9
9
6
5
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