
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
522 | 447 | 345 | 263 | 203 | 158 | 153 | 204 | 137 | 131 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 59 | 221 | 421 | 703 | 1008 | 1108 | 866 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59PM2.54m | 3:22AM2.55m | 3:55PM2.46m | 4:26AM2.46m | 5:03PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.41m | 9:11PM0.52m | 9:42AM0.52m | 10:11PM0.60m | 10:46AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
522 | 447 | 345 | 263 | 203 | 158 | 153 | 204 | 137 | 131 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 59 | 221 | 421 | 703 | 1008 | 1108 | 866 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
91 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 74 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | W 23 | W 23 | W 8 | W 8 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 19 | W 19 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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