Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 204 | 439 | 753 | 869 | 929 | 764 | 654 | 598 | 439 | 365 | 372 | 418 | 345 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.46m | 4:26AM2.46m | 5:03PM2.41m | 5:41AM2.42m | 6:19PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.52m | 10:11PM0.60m | 10:46AM0.61m | 11:21PM0.64m | 11:59AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 137 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 38 | 204 | 439 | 753 | 869 | 929 | 764 | 654 | 598 | 439 | 365 | 280 | 384 | 345 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 123 | 85 | 15 | 418 | 176 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 18 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 70 | 29 | 75 | 27 | 8 | 235 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 53 |
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