
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1185 | 1418 | 1315 | 1315 | 1248 | 1121 | 1335 | 1045 | 849 | 724 | 703 | 613 | 515 | 590 | 1245 | 2383 | 2218 | 2012 | 2346 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09AM2.76m | 1:27PM2.73m | 1:47AM2.62m | 2:04PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM0.34m | 7:41PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.49m | 8:21PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
1185 | 1418 | 1315 | 1315 | 1248 | 1121 | 1335 | 1045 | 849 | 724 | 703 | 613 | 515 | 184 | 1245 | 2383 | 2218 | 2012 | 2346 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
422 | 78 | 50 | 49 | 28 | — | 153 | 150 | 167 | 106 | 49 | 132 | 117 | 590 | 131 | 138 | 120 | 93 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | N 12 | WSW 18 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — |
80 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 62 | 62 | 97 | 271 | 360 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
— | — | 5 | 27 | 77 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 197 | 190 | 195 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 195 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 207 | 247 | 157 | 9 |
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