
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1193 | 3279 | 3773 | 4424 | 5834 | 8187 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 6311 | 5808 | 2872 | 7278 | 5121 | 4585 | 4010 | 3619 | 3709 | 3554 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:04PM3.04m | 10:28AM2.95m | 10:46PM3.09m | 11:08AM2.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | 4:59AM-0.05m | 5:15PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1163 | 1108 | 1226 | 4424 | 5834 | 8187 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | — | 5808 | 2872 | — | 5121 | 4585 | 4010 | 3619 | 3709 | 3554 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1193 | 3279 | 3773 | 1079 | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6311 | — | 1314 | 7278 | 1022 | 1447 | 1785 | 1801 | 1422 | 1479 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 191 | 187 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 174 | 203 | 203 | 190 |
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