Surf Forecasts:
Last Chance surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 14 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 14 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period, S swell with 1,345 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Last Chance this week:
The surf forecast for Last Chance over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 12) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Last Chance in the next 16 days are 1.7m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 19) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Thu 12th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 14th Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Last Chance over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 215 | 154 | 128 | 98 | 236 | 381 | 1345 | 868 | 380 | 228 | 119 | 83 | 52 | 187 | 60 | 50 | 187 | 229 | 175 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.61m | 9:16AM1.71m | 9:40PM1.58m | 9:57AM1.66m | 10:23PM1.53m | 10:39AM1.60m | 11:05PM1.48m | 11:23AM1.55m | 11:47PM1.43m | 12:09PM1.50m | 00:29AM1.40m | 12:56PM1.47m | 1:15AM1.39m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.44m | 3:03AM0.46m | 3:35PM0.44m | 3:44AM0.47m | 4:19PM0.43m | 4:27AM0.46m | 5:02PM0.42m | 5:10AM0.46m | 5:46PM0.40m | 5:53AM0.45m | 6:29PM0.39m | 6:38AM0.44m | 7:13PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 125 | 180 | 154 | 128 | 98 | 236 | 280 | 1345 | 868 | 380 | 228 | 119 | 83 | 52 | 96 | 60 | 50 | 58 | 229 | 175 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 65 | 381 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 39 | 32 | 52 | 19 | 51 | 31 | 187 | 39 | 71 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 9 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 42 | 87 | 37 | 6 | 71 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 215 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 108 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 187 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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