
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
279 | 245 | 429 | 343 | 343 | 273 | 285 | 247 | 306 | 306 | 256 | 237 | 296 | 285 | 119 | 119 | 208 | 512 | 445 | 422 | 505 | 1283 | 1277 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11AM2.29m | 3:35PM2.28m | 4:06AM2.15m | 4:35PM2.17m | 5:14AM2.07m | 5:48PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.81m | 9:57PM0.85m | 10:21AM0.93m | 11:01PM0.93m | 11:29AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 13 |
279 | 245 | 429 | 343 | 343 | 273 | 285 | 247 | 306 | 306 | 256 | 237 | 296 | 285 | 119 | 110 | 94 | 84 | 85 | 422 | 505 | 4 | 4 | 408 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 7 | N 18 | N 18 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | N 15 | — | — | N 15 |
240 | 189 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 100 | 74 | 208 | 512 | 445 | 83 | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 119 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 |
3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 1283 | 1277 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 172 | 207 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 190 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 170 | 172 | 174 | 170 | 53 |
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