Last Chance Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.00° S 177.90° E

Last Chance 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Last Chance sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 3AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.2
NE
6
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.8
ENE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
38
37
58
58
107
157
215
302
287
200
179
119
109
102
96
66
61
59
89
77
61
61
162
65
107
169
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:48AM1.58m
2:17PM1.67m
2:47AM1.55m
3:11PM1.63m
3:45AM1.55m
4:05PM1.60m
4:39AM1.58m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.14m
8:36PM0.13m
8:58AM0.19m
9:30PM0.18m
9:57AM0.24m
10:22PM0.24m
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Temp °C
17
16
16
18
19
18
18
20
17
15
15
17
18
18
17
18
19
20
19
22
25
24
24
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
18
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
18
19
19
17
21
22
21
22
20
18
19
18
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