
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2218 | 2218 | 2157 | 2229 | 2300 | 2313 | 2021 | 1584 | 1335 | 1053 | 506 | 288 | 232 | 478 | 404 | 343 | 273 | 268 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26AM2.46m | 2:46PM2.43m | 3:11AM2.29m | 3:35PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.55m | 8:38AM0.66m | 9:05PM0.71m | 9:25AM0.81m | 9:57PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
2218 | 2218 | 2157 | 2229 | 2300 | 2313 | 2021 | 1584 | 1335 | 1053 | 506 | 288 | 189 | 478 | 404 | 343 | 273 | 268 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — |
161 | 133 | 98 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 240 | 232 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 155 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 191 | 9 |
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