
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
911 | 1007 | 1121 | 994 | 1091 | 2641 | 2458 | 2160 | 2054 | 1623 | 1422 | 1240 | 1035 | 898 | 962 | 1014 | 950 | 950 | 817 | 654 | 645 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:41AM2.69m | 9:59PM2.85m | 10:24AM2.81m | 10:41PM2.93m | 11:04AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.30m | 4:12AM0.16m | 4:30PM0.19m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:11PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
911 | 1007 | 1121 | 994 | 1091 | 2641 | 2458 | 2160 | 2054 | 1623 | 1422 | 1240 | 1035 | 898 | 962 | 1014 | 950 | 950 | 817 | 654 | 645 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | W 20 | — |
157 | 120 | 95 | 540 | 940 | 96 | 71 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 46 | 75 | 67 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 90 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 236 | 255 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 160 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 13 | 68 | 13 |
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