
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
551 | 485 | 400 | 392 | 320 | 380 | 1109 | 3412 | 4111 | 3484 | 3773 | 4424 | 5834 | 8650 | 8098 | 7003 | 6533 | 6044 | 6155 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19PM2.91m | 9:46AM2.86m | 10:04PM3.04m | 10:28AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.13m | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — |
551 | 485 | 400 | 392 | 320 | 367 | 1109 | 673 | 1193 | 1177 | 1108 | 4424 | 5834 | 8650 | 8098 | 7003 | 6533 | 6044 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — |
295 | 257 | 329 | 326 | 311 | 380 | 480 | — | — | 3484 | 3773 | 1060 | 696 | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 98 | 99 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 176 | 3412 | 4111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 220 | 187 | 187 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 187 |
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