
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1624 | 1011 | 750 | 541 | 487 | 332 | 231 | 162 | 129 | 135 | 143 | 336 | 584 | 990 | 1337 | 1499 | 1814 | 4598 | 5868 | 1655 | 1407 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.72m | 00:32AM2.83m | 12:53PM2.71m | 1:08AM2.80m | 1:30PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.24m | 6:23PM0.29m | 6:46AM0.23m | 6:59PM0.30m | 7:23AM0.25m | 7:38PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
1624 | 1011 | 750 | 541 | 487 | 332 | 231 | 162 | 129 | 134 | 127 | 124 | 118 | 337 | 222 | 1499 | 1814 | — | — | — | 988 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 115 | 111 | 133 | 126 | 135 | 121 | 91 | 584 | 990 | 1337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 39 | 40 | 38 | 70 | 119 | 143 | 336 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 366 | 4598 | 5868 | 1655 | 1407 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 190 | 207 | 293 |
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