Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 780 | 796 | 337 | 682 | 1224 | 2433 | 4317 | 4634 | 4720 | 2802 | 3806 | 1388 | 1107 | 783 | 580 | 469 | 424 | 476 | 367 | 422 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:13AM2.96m | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:54AM3.03m | 00:16AM3.05m | 12:37PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.06m | 5:44AM0.00m | 6:05PM0.01m | 6:28AM0.02m | 6:51PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 780 | 796 | 253 | 181 | 184 | 53 | 4317 | 4634 | — | 2802 | — | 1388 | 1107 | 783 | 580 | 469 | 424 | 476 | 367 | 422 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 69 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 633 | 424 | 383 | 287 | 326 | 274 | 143 | 141 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 222 | 173 | 168 | 187 | 145 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 337 | 682 | 1224 | 2433 | — | — | 4720 | 2396 | 3806 | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 285 | 198 | 346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 187 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 447 | 216 | 146 | 146 | 203 | 146 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 187 |
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