Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 527 | 543 | 743 | 640 | 754 | 688 | 671 | 679 | 505 | 422 | 462 | 662 | 1688 | 2584 | 3056 | 3746 | 3937 | 3529 | 3441 | 3397 | 3236 | 3277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM2.97m | 11:08PM3.14m | 11:34AM3.00m | 11:52PM3.14m | 12:16PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM-0.03m | 4:56PM0.02m | 5:24AM-0.09m | 5:41PM-0.01m | 6:07AM-0.07m | 6:23PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 512 | 338 | 543 | 743 | 606 | 489 | 471 | 402 | 358 | 307 | 243 | 462 | 662 | 1688 | 2584 | 3056 | 3746 | 3937 | 3529 | 3441 | 3397 | 3236 | 3277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 396 | 527 | 241 | 160 | 640 | 754 | 688 | 671 | 679 | 505 | 297 | 157 | 169 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 315 | 280 | 362 | 280 | 88 | 64 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 184 | 422 | 273 | 369 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 174 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 33 | 73 | 33 |
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