Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 870 | 746 | 647 | 547 | 547 | 186 | 464 | 621 | 641 | 679 | 1917 | 2908 | 3279 | 1754 | 2806 | 1384 | 1333 | 2172 | 1947 | 1656 | 1750 | 1608 | 1780 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.81m | 10:21PM2.95m | 10:42AM2.92m | 10:58PM3.03m | 11:19AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.17m | 4:12PM0.19m | 4:33AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.09m | 5:10AM0.01m | 5:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WSW 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 870 | 746 | 647 | 547 | 547 | 151 | 464 | 621 | 641 | 29 | — | — | — | 1754 | 89 | 1291 | 990 | 486 | 337 | 418 | — | 448 | 554 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | N 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | — | WSW 22 | — | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 186 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 91 | — | 144 | 196 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 679 | 1917 | 2908 | 3279 | 1584 | 2806 | 1384 | 1333 | 2172 | 1947 | 1656 | 1750 | 1608 | 1780 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 155 | 155 | 247 | 81 | 9 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 203 | 187 |
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