
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
844 | 823 | 793 | 803 | 803 | 758 | 749 | 671 | 907 | 939 | 795 | 705 | 688 | 644 | 671 | 783 | 793 | 883 | 911 | 1007 | 1121 | 1137 | 1106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.40m | 8:14PM2.57m | 8:50AM2.54m | 9:11PM2.72m | 9:41AM2.69m | 9:59PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.57m | 1:54PM0.61m | 2:32AM0.43m | 2:55PM0.45m | 3:26AM0.28m | 3:45PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
844 | 823 | 793 | 803 | 803 | 758 | 749 | 671 | 907 | 939 | 795 | 705 | 688 | 644 | 671 | 783 | 793 | 883 | 911 | 1007 | 1121 | 1137 | 1106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 37 | 39 | 35 | 47 | 53 | 46 | 53 | 50 | 130 | 240 | 226 | 194 | 157 | 120 | 117 | 540 | 785 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 190 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 33 | 9 | 0 |
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