
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
252 | 301 | 256 | 301 | 337 | 160 | 125 | 119 | 208 | 512 | 451 | 428 | 505 | 1415 | 341 | 408 | 390 | 454 | 995 | 433 | 333 | 380 | 387 | 762 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM2.15m | 4:35PM2.17m | 5:14AM2.07m | 5:48PM2.13m | 6:30AM2.08m | 6:58PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.93m | 11:01PM0.93m | 11:29AM0.99m | 00:12AM0.93m | 12:39PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 |
252 | 301 | 256 | 301 | 337 | 160 | 125 | 113 | 97 | 105 | 102 | 132 | 505 | 4 | 341 | 408 | 148 | 454 | 995 | 202 | 192 | 380 | 387 | 315 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | N 18 | N 18 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 15 | — | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | N 13 |
9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 74 | 75 | 208 | 512 | 451 | 428 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 390 | 138 | 9 | 433 | 333 | 128 | 112 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | W 20 | N 17 | N 17 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | N 14 | — |
1 | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 61 | 119 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 66 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 1415 | 250 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 762 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 203 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 217 | 187 |
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