
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1137 | 980 | 951 | 780 | 694 | 327 | 651 | 1177 | 2404 | 4197 | 4426 | 4201 | 2708 | 1983 | 1298 | 1028 | 813 | 803 | 699 | 416 | 497 | 596 | 416 | 541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.96m | 11:13AM2.96m | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:54AM3.03m | 00:16AM3.05m | 12:37PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.06m | 5:44AM0.00m | 6:05PM0.01m | 6:28AM0.02m | 6:51PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 |
1137 | 980 | 951 | 780 | 694 | 253 | 181 | 229 | — | — | 4426 | 4201 | 2708 | 1983 | 1298 | 1028 | 813 | 634 | 509 | 416 | 365 | 278 | 260 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
— | 30 | 30 | 69 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 666 | 424 | 803 | 699 | 296 | — | 133 | 139 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 277 | 47 | 48 | 145 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 327 | 651 | 1177 | 2404 | 4197 | — | — | 1875 | 1469 | 1184 | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | 596 | 416 | 541 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 187 | 197 | 197 | 195 | 197 | 447 | 216 | 146 | 187 | 157 | 172 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 187 | 217 | 187 | 187 | 187 |
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