
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
654 | 573 | 549 | 534 | 504 | 482 | 396 | 390 | 361 | 350 | 271 | 263 | 206 | 203 | 158 | 156 | 104 | 346 | 368 | 296 | 237 | 193 | 316 | 254 | 171 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM2.42m | 7:51PM2.56m | 8:26AM2.51m | 8:46PM2.64m | 9:15AM2.61m | 9:34PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.52m | 1:31PM0.59m | 2:07AM0.45m | 2:30PM0.50m | 3:00AM0.36m | 3:21PM0.40m | 3:46AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
654 | 573 | 549 | 534 | 160 | 199 | 124 | 390 | 361 | 350 | 271 | 263 | 206 | 203 | 158 | 156 | 104 | 71 | 70 | 296 | 237 | 193 | 316 | 254 | 171 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | N 6 | WSW 11 |
115 | 126 | 90 | 94 | 504 | 482 | 396 | 94 | 56 | 41 | 28 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 48 | 81 | 56 | 74 | 16 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 17 | WSW 12 | W 20 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WNW 6 |
43 | 31 | 43 | 49 | 32 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 96 | 95 | 143 | 199 | 346 | 368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 195 | 53 | 195 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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