Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 324 | 414 | 1298 | 2277 | 2362 | 2733 | 2754 | 2365 | 2203 | 2031 | 1805 | 1531 | 1347 | 1345 | 1256 | 1177 | 1947 | 2721 | 4959 | 7176 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.75m | 8:31PM1.81m | 9:00AM1.76m | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:51AM0.16m | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
313 | 324 | 297 | 263 | 297 | 417 | 383 | 246 | 256 | 296 | 158 | 151 | 158 | 108 | 108 | 92 | 26 | 15 | 46 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 18 | — | — | SE 16 |
214 | 102 | 121 | 90 | 61 | 9 | 268 | 333 | 306 | 295 | 162 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 97 | 46 | 6 | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SSW 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
344 | 310 | 229 | 9 | 74 | 22 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
95 | 117 | 414 | 1298 | 2277 | 2362 | 2733 | 2754 | 2365 | 2203 | 2031 | 1805 | 1531 | 1347 | 1345 | 1256 | 1177 | 1947 | 2721 | 4959 | 7176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 78 | 103 | 103 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 276 | 153 | 149 | 102 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 149 | 160 | 161 | 419 | 160 |
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