Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1893 | 1281 | 973 | 816 | 352 | 492 | 346 | 203 | 113 | 470 | 577 | 534 | 632 | 1121 | 1997 | 4412 | 5896 | 2810 | 3838 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.88m | 11:13AM2.82m | 11:27PM2.95m | 11:48AM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.26m | 5:06AM0.15m | 5:19PM0.18m | 5:40AM0.09m | 5:54PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1893 | 1281 | 973 | 816 | 352 | 492 | 346 | 203 | 113 | 470 | 577 | 534 | 238 | 734 | 790 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 18 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 181 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 306 | 290 | 185 | 165 | 111 | 85 | 60 | 44 | 632 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 22 | WNW 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 23 | 95 | 154 | 131 | 101 | 67 | 85 | 36 | 96 | 95 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 318 | — | — | — | — | 145 | 186 | 215 | — | 1121 | 1997 | 4412 | 5896 | 2810 | 3838 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 146 | 9 | 9 | 148 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 155 | 187 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 187 | 190 | 197 | 190 | 195 |
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