Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 452 | 398 | 1371 | 2724 | 3472 | 4097 | 5040 | 6208 | 7347 | 9825 | 10657 | 10469 | 8736 | 7161 | 6156 | 5258 | 4682 | 3934 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:14PM2.12m | 6:52AM2.10m | 7:23PM2.20m | 7:55AM2.20m | 8:18PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:04PM0.95m | 1:40AM0.87m | 2:03PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 434 | 452 | 398 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10469 | 8736 | 7161 | 6156 | 5258 | 4682 | 3934 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 125 | 153 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 77 | 186 | 1371 | 2724 | 3472 | 4097 | 5040 | 6208 | 7347 | 9825 | 10657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 187 | 198 | 155 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 190 | 187 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 9 |
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