
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1016 | 887 | 874 | 849 | 836 | 787 | 679 | 590 | 499 | 418 | 411 | 263 | 254 | 186 | 145 | 107 | 153 | 422 | 488 | 359 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM2.56m | 3:23AM2.55m | 3:52PM2.41m | 4:15AM2.38m | 4:47PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.34m | 9:12PM0.48m | 9:40AM0.52m | 10:04PM0.65m | 10:32AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
1016 | 887 | 874 | 849 | 836 | 787 | 679 | 590 | 499 | 418 | 411 | 263 | 254 | 186 | 26 | 35 | 52 | 422 | 488 | 359 | 363 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 51 | 145 | 107 | 153 | 43 | 82 | 192 | 277 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
4 | 4 | — | 8 | 30 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 20 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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