
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 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| 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 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
345 | 263 | 203 | 158 | 153 | 204 | 137 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 51 | 172 | 371 | 543 | 640 | 679 | 580 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22AM2.55m | 3:55PM2.46m | 4:26AM2.46m | 5:03PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.52m | 9:42AM0.52m | 10:11PM0.60m | 10:46AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
345 | 263 | 203 | 158 | 153 | 204 | 137 | 131 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 51 | 172 | 371 | 543 | 640 | 679 | 580 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
86 | 83 | 74 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | W 23 | W 23 | W 8 | W 8 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 11 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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