
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
962 | 1014 | 950 | 950 | 817 | 654 | 645 | 612 | 498 | 474 | 402 | 392 | 376 | 366 | 297 | 289 | 195 | 187 | 169 | 162 | 162 | 237 | 797 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:04AM2.89m | 11:20PM2.96m | 11:41AM2.92m | 11:57PM2.94m | 12:16PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:11PM0.12m | 5:32AM0.07m | 5:49PM0.12m | 6:09AM0.11m | 6:27PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 16 |
962 | 1014 | 950 | 950 | 817 | 654 | 645 | 280 | 330 | 176 | 281 | 328 | 313 | 320 | 297 | 219 | 165 | 117 | 79 | 64 | 51 | 69 | 797 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 |
41 | 42 | 48 | 47 | 75 | 67 | — | 612 | 498 | 183 | 402 | 392 | 376 | 366 | 293 | 289 | 195 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 474 | — | 80 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 169 | 162 | 162 | 237 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 143 | 335 | 274 | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 259 | 137 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 80 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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