
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1PM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5834 | 8650 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 6311 | 6155 | 6999 | 4248 | 5810 | 5522 | 4347 | 3619 | 3777 | 3598 | 3048 | 2845 | 2810 | 2327 | 2043 | 1807 | 1785 | 4077 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM2.95m | 10:46PM3.09m | 11:08AM2.99m | 11:25PM3.08m | 11:46AM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | 4:59AM-0.05m | 5:15PM0.01m | 5:38AM-0.02m | 5:55PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 |
5834 | 8650 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | — | — | — | 4248 | 5810 | 5522 | 4347 | 3619 | 3777 | 3598 | 3048 | 2845 | 2810 | 960 | 1001 | 1065 | 998 | 4077 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2327 | 2043 | 1807 | 1785 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6311 | 6155 | 6999 | 1555 | 1199 | 1210 | 1557 | 1833 | 1295 | 1402 | 1348 | 1176 | 1106 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 68 | 191 | 187 | 187 | 155 | 187 | 217 | 315 | 278 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 80 | 195 | 174 | 33 | 0 |
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