Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 380 | 892 | 2591 | 3663 | 4188 | 2003 | 4374 | 4735 | 4950 | 4873 | 6479 | 5354 | 5478 | 5548 | 6257 | 5942 | 5440 | 4187 | 3517 | 3304 | 2537 | 2187 | 1687 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM3.00m | 1:24PM2.97m | 1:51AM2.87m | 2:14PM2.86m | 2:46AM2.71m | 3:11PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.11m | 7:40PM0.10m | 8:03AM0.24m | 8:34PM0.23m | 8:58AM0.39m | 9:34PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 280 | 380 | 892 | 352 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | 4873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4187 | 3517 | 3304 | 2537 | 2187 | 1687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 262 | 425 | 2591 | 3663 | 4188 | 2003 | 4374 | 4735 | 4950 | — | 6479 | 5354 | 5478 | 5548 | 6257 | 5942 | 5440 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 259 | 256 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 191 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 208 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 73 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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