Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 187 | 139 | 162 | 162 | 240 | 797 | 1365 | 1664 | 1850 | 1787 | 1663 | 1185 | 1418 | 1315 | 1315 | 1232 | 1121 | 1091 | 926 | 824 | 608 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM2.90m | 00:33AM2.87m | 12:51PM2.83m | 1:09AM2.76m | 1:27PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.11m | 6:27PM0.16m | 6:44AM0.21m | 7:03PM0.26m | 7:20AM0.34m | 7:41PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 114 | 77 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 797 | 1365 | 1664 | 1850 | 1787 | 1663 | 1185 | 1418 | 1315 | 1315 | 1232 | 1121 | 1091 | 327 | 273 | 608 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 195 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 240 | 57 | 101 | 95 | 126 | 107 | 84 | 422 | 64 | 75 | 49 | 28 | — | 8 | 926 | 824 | 135 | 590 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 5 | — | N 5 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 12 | NNW 7 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 110 | 162 | 162 | 133 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 102 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 46 | 193 | 307 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 43 | 53 | 13 | 53 | 80 | 197 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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