Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 955 | 1639 | 1426 | 1499 | 2052 | 3108 | 4823 | 8370 | 8802 | 7550 | 6348 | 4324 | 2920 | 1790 | 1134 | 866 | 657 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM2.78m | 11:41AM2.70m | 11:57PM2.82m | 12:17PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.28m | 5:48PM0.31m | 6:10AM0.24m | 6:23PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 286 | 500 | 1639 | 492 | 431 | — | — | — | — | — | 7550 | 6348 | 4324 | 2920 | 1790 | 1134 | 866 | 657 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 317 | 276 | 407 | 404 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 206 | — | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 955 | — | 1426 | 1499 | 2052 | 3108 | 4823 | 8370 | 8802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 146 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 197 | 191 | 187 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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