
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1206 | 1045 | 1016 | 887 | 874 | 849 | 836 | 811 | 679 | 679 | 499 | 424 | 411 | 263 | 250 | 186 | 145 | 142 | 153 | 150 | 463 | 359 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35AM2.74m | 3:02PM2.56m | 3:23AM2.55m | 3:52PM2.41m | 4:15AM2.38m | 4:47PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.34m | 9:12PM0.48m | 9:40AM0.52m | 10:04PM0.65m | 10:32AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
1206 | 1045 | 1016 | 887 | 874 | 849 | 836 | 811 | 679 | 679 | 499 | 424 | 411 | 263 | 250 | 186 | 25 | 27 | 43 | 90 | 463 | 359 | 363 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 51 | 145 | 142 | 153 | 150 | 72 | 187 | 273 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 30 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 20 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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