
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Last Chance today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Last Chance at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Last Chance. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
247 | 236 | 215 | 209 | 277 | 260 | 248 | 195 | 150 | 218 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 235 | 384 | 331 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.45m | 5:11PM1.55m | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
144 | 105 | 215 | 209 | 277 | 260 | 248 | 195 | 150 | 218 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 235 | 384 | 331 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 |
247 | 236 | 64 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 165 | 152 | 132 | 89 | 87 | 59 | 57 | 72 | 32 | 31 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | E 18 | — | SE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 10 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | N 9 |
188 | 229 | 90 | 50 | 40 | 3 | 6 | — | 14 | 26 | 50 | 47 | 75 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 88 | 78 |
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