Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 555 | 825 | 1034 | 1379 | 2187 | 2817 | 1468 | 2541 | 1913 | 1866 | 2028 | 1795 | 1772 | 3241 | 3241 | 2877 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM2.48m | 2:19PM2.42m | 2:43AM2.29m | 3:09PM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.52m | 8:11AM0.63m | 8:37PM0.71m | 8:59AM0.82m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 573 | 487 | 825 | 513 | 547 | 2187 | 2817 | 1468 | 2541 | 1020 | 896 | 2028 | 1795 | 1772 | 3241 | 3241 | 2877 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 14 | — | NW 8 | N 7 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 390 | 555 | — | 1034 | — | 138 | 44 | 474 | 783 | 1913 | 1866 | 516 | 479 | 550 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 17 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 30 | 829 | 88 | 72 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 28 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NW 9 | N 6 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 699 | 114 | 1379 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 9 | 33 | 9 |
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