Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1207 | 1021 | 886 | 1294 | 1143 | 1111 | 961 | 900 | 861 | 849 | 461 | 577 | 501 | 501 | 585 | 573 | 520 | 803 | 1038 | 1718 | 1631 | 1367 | 1312 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM2.91m | 1:37PM2.75m | 1:55AM2.72m | 2:18PM2.59m | 2:38AM2.51m | 3:02PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.18m | 7:47PM0.30m | 8:11AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.49m | 8:54AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1207 | 1021 | 886 | 1294 | 1143 | 1111 | 961 | 900 | 861 | 849 | 308 | 577 | 501 | 501 | 585 | 573 | 520 | 460 | 1038 | 1718 | 1631 | 1367 | 1312 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
356 | 294 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 57 | 461 | 322 | 317 | 308 | 304 | 243 | 492 | 803 | 295 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | 72 | 165 | 315 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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