Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
122
117
98
144
278
355
298
229
229
204
301
245
237
226
191
133
408
392
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59PM1.81m
3:29AM1.69m
3:57PM1.84m
4:28AM1.70m
4:56PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:21PM0.19m
9:43AM0.16m
10:20PM0.15m
10:43AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
13
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
10
10
8
5
6
6
6
7
8
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
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