
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
660 | 549 | 1450 | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1255 | 1239 | 1224 | 1150 | 948 | 923 | 784 | 773 | 639 | 536 | 521 | 419 | 277 | 198 | 295 | 819 | 1405 | 1065 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10AM2.57m | 7:44PM2.62m | 8:16AM2.68m | 8:45PM2.77m | 9:17AM2.81m | 9:42PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.52m | 1:26PM0.46m | 1:58AM0.40m | 2:29PM0.36m | 3:01AM0.24m | 3:28PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 |
660 | 549 | 1450 | 1271 | 1255 | 1255 | 1255 | 1239 | 1224 | 1150 | 948 | 923 | 784 | 773 | 639 | 536 | 521 | 419 | 277 | 88 | 149 | 110 | 105 | 1065 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 11 | — | — | WSW 14 | N 11 | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 13 |
368 | 540 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 198 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | W 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 57 | 62 | 295 | 819 | 1405 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 80 | 187 | 61 | 61 |
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