
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6065 | 5859 | 5562 | 2643 | 3519 | 8139 | 4826 | 4942 | 3619 | 3777 | 3598 | 3296 | 3085 | 2546 | 2327 | 2043 | 1807 | 1785 | 4077 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:46PM3.09m | 11:08AM2.99m | 11:25PM3.08m | 11:46AM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.04m | 4:59AM-0.05m | 5:15PM0.01m | 5:38AM-0.02m | 5:55PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 |
6065 | 5859 | 123 | 2643 | 3519 | — | 4826 | 4942 | 3619 | 3777 | 3598 | 3296 | 3085 | 2546 | 1086 | 1132 | 1178 | 1108 | 4077 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2327 | 2043 | 1807 | 1785 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5562 | 1406 | 1340 | 8139 | 1338 | 1597 | 1868 | 1567 | 1375 | 1322 | 1129 | 1121 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 191 | 187 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 172 | 283 | 286 | 190 | 187 | 80 | 68 | 61 | 33 | 195 | 33 | 9 |
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