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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
161 | 284 | 509 | 898 | 1498 | 2164 | 2708 | 2708 | 2473 | 2352 | 2050 | 2091 | 1936 | 75 | 71 | 81 | 63 | 66 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 33 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:07PM2.63m | 10:26AM2.60m | 10:45PM2.66m | 11:05AM2.60m | 11:22PM2.66m | 11:43AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.45m | 4:36PM0.46m | 4:58AM0.44m | 5:14PM0.47m | 5:37AM0.45m | 5:52PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
161 | 284 | 509 | 898 | 1498 | 2164 | 2708 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 2050 | 2091 | 49 | 75 | 57 | 71 | 2057 | 2114 | 1599 | 1161 | 865 | 618 | 445 | 327 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
127 | 87 | 58 | 58 | 30 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 25 | 40 | 71 | 81 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 66 | 49 | 61 | 64 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2708 | 2473 | 2352 | — | — | 1936 | 1799 | 1895 | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 190 | 190 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 61 | 73 | 13 | 0 |
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