
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
934 | 1034 | 1379 | 2148 | 1347 | 1706 | 1916 | 2107 | 1866 | 2028 | 1795 | 1822 | 3241 | 3241 | 2934 | 2856 | 3072 | 3114 | 3058 | 2839 | 2970 | 3195 | 3360 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:58AM2.48m | 2:19PM2.42m | 2:43AM2.29m | 3:09PM2.25m | 3:41AM2.13m | 4:14PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.63m | 8:37PM0.71m | 8:59AM0.82m | 9:31PM0.88m | 9:58AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | |
mm | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
578 | 534 | 1379 | 2148 | 799 | 1706 | 1226 | 1108 | 861 | 2028 | 1795 | 1822 | 3241 | 3241 | 2934 | 2856 | 3072 | 3114 | 3058 | 2839 | 2970 | 3195 | 3360 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
934 | 1034 | 450 | 211 | 1347 | 667 | 1916 | 2107 | 1866 | 565 | 539 | 550 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 61 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 60 | 43 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 33 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 155 | 155 |
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