Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 8PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2924 | 2128 | 2223 | 1313 | 951 | 1480 | 1175 | 972 | 840 | 734 | 626 | 574 | 564 | 515 | 437 | 357 | 323 | 257 | 227 | 222 | 253 | 210 | 157 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.70m | 1:49AM1.70m | 2:19PM1.77m | 2:46AM1.73m | 3:16PM1.84m | 3:46AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.34m | 8:00AM0.29m | 8:39PM0.30m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:39PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 450 | 164 | 1313 | 951 | 1028 | 1175 | 972 | 840 | 734 | 626 | 574 | 564 | 515 | 437 | 357 | 323 | 227 | 227 | 222 | 253 | 210 | 149 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 109 | 119 | 47 | 146 | 137 | 135 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 35 | 175 | 159 | 291 | 339 | 322 | 291 | 272 | 257 | 176 | 163 | 148 | 172 | 157 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 42 | 42 | 123 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 48 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 12 | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2924 | 2128 | 2223 | 503 | 515 | 1480 | 212 | 215 | 91 | 134 | 86 | — | 89 | 75 | 77 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 149 | 102 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 31 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 78 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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