
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1189 | 1030 | 1034 | 1106 | 1192 | 1299 | 1127 | 1037 | 870 | 746 | 734 | 628 | 544 | 346 | 416 | 607 | 650 | 917 | 1761 | 1877 | 1074 | 1171 | 2473 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.67m | 9:44PM2.83m | 10:06AM2.81m | 10:21PM2.95m | 10:42AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.33m | 3:35PM0.33m | 3:57AM0.17m | 4:12PM0.19m | 4:33AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 21 |
1189 | 1030 | 1034 | 1106 | 1192 | 1299 | 1127 | 1037 | 870 | 746 | 734 | 628 | 544 | 346 | 416 | 607 | 650 | 29 | — | — | 942 | 910 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | W 22 | WSW 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | — | 46 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 145 | 137 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 39 | 44 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 917 | 1761 | 1877 | 1074 | 1171 | 2473 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 187 | 73 | 157 | 208 | 228 | 0 | 61 |
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