Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2664 | 2794 | 2526 | 2294 | 1207 | 1021 | 886 | 1294 | 1143 | 1111 | 961 | 900 | 861 | 849 | 461 | 577 | 501 | 520 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:15AM2.91m | 1:37PM2.75m | 1:55AM2.72m | 2:18PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.14m | 7:30AM0.18m | 7:47PM0.30m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
2664 | 2794 | 2526 | 2294 | 1207 | 1021 | 886 | 1294 | 1143 | 1111 | 961 | 900 | 861 | 849 | 308 | 577 | 501 | 520 | 585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 356 | 294 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 57 | 461 | 322 | 322 | 308 | 304 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 19 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | 69 | 165 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 |
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