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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | |
523 | 921 | 1498 | 2336 | 2810 | 2664 | 2306 | 2091 | 1824 | 1861 | 2020 | 75 | 71 | 81 | 79 | 1801 | 1348 | 112 | 67 | 138 | 275 | 229 | 111 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:26AM2.60m | 10:45PM2.66m | 11:05AM2.60m | 11:22PM2.66m | 11:43AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.45m | 4:36PM0.46m | 4:58AM0.44m | 5:14PM0.47m | 5:37AM0.45m | 5:52PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 | W 7 | N 10 |
523 | 921 | 1498 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 1824 | 1861 | 50 | 75 | 58 | 77 | 2364 | 1801 | 1348 | 900 | 687 | 450 | 334 | 229 | 111 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | N 9 | N 10 | W 6 |
58 | 58 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | 27 | 40 | 71 | 81 | 63 | 59 | 39 | 112 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 241 | 220 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 75 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 22 | 42 | 62 | 61 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2336 | 2810 | 2664 | 2306 | 2091 | — | — | 2020 | 1895 | 2270 | 2852 | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 275 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 190 | 190 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 190 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 68 | 53 | 146 | 148 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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