
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 8AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 20s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 381 | 1109 | 1068 | 1141 | 3279 | 3773 | 4424 | 6234 | 8187 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 6311 | 6246 | 7370 | 8035 | 8424 | 5664 | 4826 | 4402 | 3511 | 3554 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:46AM2.86m | 10:04PM3.04m | 10:28AM2.95m | 10:46PM3.09m | 11:08AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.13m | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | 4:59AM-0.05m | 5:15PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
320 | 381 | 1109 | 1068 | 1028 | 1200 | 1130 | 4424 | 6234 | 8187 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 6311 | — | — | — | — | 5664 | 4826 | 4402 | 3511 | 3554 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
311 | 380 | 480 | 673 | 1141 | 3279 | 3773 | 1060 | 506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
98 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
— | — | 113 | 525 | 1062 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6246 | 7370 | 8035 | 8424 | 1280 | 1710 | 1426 | 1654 | 1375 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 155 | 187 | 155 | 187 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 187 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 172 | 190 |
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