
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
303 | 186 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 286 | 387 | 359 | 350 | 975 | 929 | 929 | 929 | 775 | 659 | 623 | 835 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:15AM2.38m | 4:47PM2.30m | 5:14AM2.24m | 5:48PM2.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.65m | 10:32AM0.69m | 11:00PM0.79m | 11:29AM0.81m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
303 | 186 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 286 | 387 | 359 | 350 | 975 | 929 | 929 | 929 | 775 | 659 | 623 | 835 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
20 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 84 | 192 | 346 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
53 | 51 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 197 | 80 | 53 |
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