Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 418 | 411 | 379 | 250 | 186 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 286 | 387 | 359 | 356 | 975 | 929 | 929 | 929 | 775 | 736 | 712 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.41m | 4:15AM2.38m | 4:47PM2.30m | 5:14AM2.24m | 5:48PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.52m | 10:04PM0.65m | 10:32AM0.69m | 11:00PM0.79m | 11:29AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 499 | 418 | 411 | 379 | 250 | 186 | 145 | 140 | 138 | 286 | 387 | 359 | 356 | 975 | 929 | 929 | 929 | 775 | 736 | 712 | 723 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 84 | 192 | 346 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 32 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 217 |
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