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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
297 | 236 | 229 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 188 | 176 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 517 | 864 | 1031 | 1031 | 954 | 782 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.55m | 00:57AM2.56m | 1:19PM2.44m | 1:38AM2.45m | 2:03PM2.32m | 2:25AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.47m | 6:49PM0.55m | 7:13AM0.58m | 7:30PM0.66m | 7:56AM0.68m | 8:15PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
297 | 236 | 229 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 130 | 37 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 782 | 722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | W 21 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 135 | 138 | 188 | 176 | 191 | 19 | 43 | 28 | — | — | 8 | 10 | 175 | 175 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 10 | NNW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | WNW 10 | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 10 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 22 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 78 | 247 | 517 | 864 | 1031 | 1031 | 954 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 61 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 190 | 80 | 68 |
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