
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
986 | 986 | 874 | 874 | 758 | 733 | 636 | 582 | 317 | 1164 | 1419 | 1187 | 1119 | 1795 | 3092 | 5958 | 14017 | 12574 | 12897 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:46PM2.71m | 11:06AM2.65m | 11:22PM2.78m | 11:41AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.36m | 5:12PM0.36m | 5:35AM0.28m | 5:48PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 |
986 | 986 | 874 | 874 | 758 | 733 | 636 | 582 | 268 | 492 | 1419 | 1187 | 437 | — | — | — | — | 12574 | 12897 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 108 | 107 | 220 | 266 | 317 | 276 | 492 | 500 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 16 | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | 206 | — | 358 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 44 | 116 | 1164 | — | — | 1119 | 1795 | 3092 | 5958 | 14017 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 155 | 187 | 187 | 155 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 68 |
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