Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 534 | 632 | 1857 | 2499 | 1974 | 5824 | 5252 | 4377 | 5005 | 7192 | 7907 | 5258 | 8167 | 7150 | 6747 | 6303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:27PM2.95m | 11:48AM2.86m | 00:03AM2.96m | 12:24PM2.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.09m | 5:54PM0.15m | 6:16AM0.09m | 6:32PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 577 | 534 | 632 | 734 | 790 | 752 | 12 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 44 | 231 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 131 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 186 | 214 | 297 | 1857 | 2499 | 1974 | 5824 | 5252 | 4377 | 5005 | 7192 | 7907 | 5258 | 8167 | 7150 | 6747 | 6303 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 9 | 53 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 191 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 191 | 190 | 195 | 192 | 191 |
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