
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
472 | 210 | 441 | 593 | 664 | 978 | 1729 | 3271 | 3982 | 1974 | 2945 | 3133 | 1346 | 1210 | 2335 | 1985 | 1877 | 1787 | 1789 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM2.95m | 10:42AM2.92m | 10:58PM3.03m | 11:19AM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.09m | 5:10AM0.01m | 5:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | W 16 |
472 | 210 | 441 | 593 | 664 | 29 | — | — | — | 1974 | 89 | 144 | 1208 | 1087 | — | 418 | — | 448 | 529 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 145 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | 196 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
6 | — | — | — | — | 978 | 1729 | 3271 | 3982 | 1689 | 2945 | 3133 | 1346 | 1210 | 2335 | 1985 | 1877 | 1787 | 1789 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 155 | 198 | 221 | 81 | 81 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 197 | 187 |
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