Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1945 | 2095 | 1752 | 1557 | 2419 | 2896 | 3213 | 3046 | 4461 | 5720 | 6709 | 6783 | 6744 | 6600 | 6687 | 7059 | 7936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.53m | 3:33PM2.46m | 4:11AM2.39m | 4:49PM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.49m | 9:20AM0.57m | 9:54PM0.61m | 10:30AM0.69m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 1945 | 2095 | 1752 | 1557 | — | — | — | 830 | — | — | 6709 | 6783 | 6744 | 6600 | 6687 | — | 7936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 315 | 1235 | 2419 | 2896 | 3213 | 3046 | 4461 | 5720 | — | — | — | — | — | 7059 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 224 | 247 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 155 | 187 | 155 | 155 |
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