
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
266 | 651 | 1177 | 2330 | 3879 | 4634 | 4668 | 3148 | 3618 | 1350 | 1070 | 784 | 580 | 469 | 380 | 398 | 446 | 431 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:54AM3.03m | 00:16AM3.05m | 12:37PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.06m | 5:44AM0.00m | 6:05PM0.01m | 6:28AM0.02m | 6:51PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
266 | 181 | 184 | — | — | 4634 | — | 3148 | — | 1350 | 1070 | 784 | 580 | 469 | 380 | 398 | 222 | 431 | 330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
253 | 102 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 674 | 506 | 442 | 375 | 356 | 269 | 135 | 143 | 176 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 13 |
104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 181 | 170 | 137 | 187 | 145 | — | — | 141 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 12 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WSW 11 | — |
24 | 651 | 1177 | 2330 | 3879 | — | 4668 | 1567 | 3618 | 1042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 446 | 198 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 447 | 187 | 146 | 146 | 148 | 148 | 155 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 155 | 9 |
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