
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 204 | 439 | 706 | 817 | 929 | 885 | 747 | 828 | 625 | 515 | 571 | 617 | 643 | 727 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.46m | 4:26AM2.46m | 5:03PM2.41m | 5:41AM2.42m | 6:19PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.60m | 10:46AM0.61m | 11:21PM0.64m | 11:59AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 |
82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 204 | 439 | 706 | 817 | 929 | 885 | 747 | 30 | 625 | 515 | 571 | 617 | 176 | 352 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 14 |
10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 70 | 123 | 85 | 280 | 418 | 235 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
42 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 28 | 32 | — | 29 | 75 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 828 | — | — | — | — | 643 | 727 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 43 | 61 | 43 | 43 |
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