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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 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 157mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
98 | 98 | 94 | 130 | 133 | 138 | 188 | 176 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 287 | 1294 | 1452 | 1321 | 1206 | 1183 | 1611 | 2028 | 108 | 4010 | 3446 | 4202 | 5288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.56m | 1:19PM2.44m | 1:38AM2.45m | 2:03PM2.32m | 2:25AM2.35m | 2:53PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.58m | 7:30PM0.66m | 7:56AM0.68m | 8:15PM0.76m | 8:45AM0.77m | 9:06PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 |
98 | 98 | 94 | 130 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 287 | 160 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 108 | 158 | 142 | 175 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — |
3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 133 | 138 | 188 | 176 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 31 | 17 | — | 69 | 72 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 10 | NNW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | ENE 2 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 61 | 99 | 293 | 507 | 1294 | 1452 | 1321 | 1206 | 1183 | 1611 | 2028 | 2850 | 4010 | 3446 | 4202 | 5288 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 187 | 197 | 197 | 187 | 256 | 197 | 190 | 80 | 190 | 195 | 337 | 293 | 464 | 197 |
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