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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | |
229 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 188 | 176 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 729 | 1315 | 1693 | 1549 | 1177 | 929 | 926 | 1098 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.56m | 1:19PM2.44m | 1:38AM2.45m | 2:03PM2.32m | 2:25AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.55m | 7:13AM0.58m | 7:30PM0.66m | 7:56AM0.68m | 8:15PM0.76m | 8:45AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
229 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 130 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 1177 | 929 | 173 | 175 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 135 | 138 | 188 | 176 | 22 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 175 | 175 | 20 | 33 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 10 | NNW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 75 | 262 | 729 | 1315 | 1693 | 1549 | — | — | 926 | 1098 | 1769 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 61 | 195 | 203 | 197 | 197 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 190 |
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