
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
758 | 733 | 636 | 663 | 317 | 1032 | 1676 | 1574 | 1584 | 1981 | 2924 | 5409 | 9130 | 10011 | 9996 | 8493 | 5088 | 3149 | 2117 | 1244 | 866 | 646 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM2.65m | 11:22PM2.78m | 11:41AM2.70m | 11:57PM2.82m | 12:17PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.36m | 5:12PM0.36m | 5:35AM0.28m | 5:48PM0.31m | 6:10AM0.24m | 6:23PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
758 | 733 | 636 | 663 | 237 | 492 | 1676 | 419 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | 9996 | 8493 | 5088 | 3149 | 2117 | 1244 | 866 | 646 | 573 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 |
64 | 107 | 220 | 266 | 317 | 276 | 407 | 504 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 16 | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 11 | 36 | 206 | — | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 14 | 38 | 112 | 1032 | — | 1574 | 1584 | 1981 | 2924 | 5409 | 9130 | 10011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 187 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 146 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 68 | 68 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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