Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 151 | 113 | 108 | 86 | 146 | 357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 231 | 316 | 157 | 211 | 222 | 218 | 243 | 222 | 372 | 343 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.72m | 10:25PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.66m | 11:11PM1.59m | 11:34AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.39m | 4:38AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:24AM0.45m | 5:53PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 14 |
| kJ | 171 | 151 | 113 | 108 | 86 | 146 | 357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 231 | 118 | 69 | 91 | 91 | 218 | 169 | 140 | 131 | 93 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 18 | 38 | 42 | 77 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 52 | 47 | 193 | 157 | 211 | 222 | 51 | 37 | 222 | 372 | 343 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 18 | NE 11 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 181 | 4 | 31 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 116 | 316 | — | 2 | 28 | 154 | 243 | 212 | 163 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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