
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2641 | 2458 | 2160 | 2054 | 1795 | 1422 | 1240 | 1035 | 898 | 962 | 1014 | 950 | 950 | 817 | 654 | 645 | 604 | 498 | 474 | 402 | 400 | 376 | 366 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24AM2.81m | 10:41PM2.93m | 11:04AM2.89m | 11:20PM2.96m | 11:41AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.16m | 4:30PM0.19m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:11PM0.12m | 5:32AM0.07m | 5:49PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
2641 | 2458 | 2160 | 2054 | 1795 | 1422 | 1240 | 1035 | 898 | 962 | 1014 | 950 | 950 | 817 | 654 | 250 | 330 | 257 | 213 | 275 | 400 | 360 | 275 | 238 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
96 | 86 | 73 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 75 | 67 | 645 | 604 | 498 | 474 | 148 | 392 | 376 | 366 | 293 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 159 | 402 | — | — | 60 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 80 | 80 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 |
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