Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
12.3° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
1.3
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
478
412
387
322
257
206
476
296
226
176
163
157
125
122
117
95
118
263
368
282
237
229
353
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
5
W
10
NW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:29AM1.67m
2:00PM1.77m
2:29AM1.68m
2:59PM1.81m
3:29AM1.69m
3:57PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.25m
8:22PM0.24m
8:41AM0.22m
9:21PM0.19m
9:43AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
10
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
8
6
8
9
10
10
9
7
10
10
13
12
10
10
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
8
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