Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2300 | 2313 | 2021 | 1584 | 1207 | 1037 | 506 | 288 | 579 | 478 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 221 | 247 | 256 | 306 | 256 | 237 | 229 | 285 | 119 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26AM2.46m | 2:46PM2.43m | 3:11AM2.29m | 3:35PM2.28m | 4:06AM2.15m | 4:35PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.66m | 9:05PM0.71m | 9:25AM0.81m | 9:57PM0.85m | 10:21AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 2300 | 2313 | 2021 | 1584 | 1207 | 1037 | 506 | 288 | 579 | 478 | 343 | 343 | — | 221 | 247 | 256 | 306 | 256 | 237 | 229 | 285 | 119 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | N 18 | N 18 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 240 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 100 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 343 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 216 | 174 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 |
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