Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1464 | 1321 | 1158 | 1016 | 742 | 721 | 615 | 497 | 475 | 396 | 390 | 356 | 454 | 533 | 757 | 1065 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:40AM2.85m | 12:59PM2.75m | 1:18AM2.67m | 1:37PM2.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.18m | 6:53AM0.24m | 7:12PM0.34m | 7:31AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.52m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1464 | 1321 | 1158 | 1016 | 742 | 721 | 615 | 497 | 475 | 396 | 390 | 356 | 454 | 533 | 757 | 1065 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1045 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 207 | 53 | 53 | 61 |
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