
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
886 | 985 | 939 | 730 | 596 | 481 | 408 | 371 | 497 | 613 | 683 | 909 | 1341 | 1237 | 963 | 910 | 690 | 491 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:41AM2.42m | 6:19PM2.44m | 6:59AM2.46m | 7:33PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.64m | 11:59AM0.64m | 00:38AM0.59m | 1:13PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 8 | NNW 10 |
886 | 985 | 939 | 730 | 596 | 481 | 408 | 371 | 497 | 613 | 683 | 909 | 1341 | 1237 | 963 | 910 | 690 | 422 | 358 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | NNW 10 | WSW 16 |
35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 123 | 85 | 280 | 418 | 176 | 332 | 222 | 292 | 280 | 346 | 313 | 405 | 491 | 350 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 18 | WSW 14 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
7 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 70 | 29 | 28 | 28 | — | 235 | 158 | 262 | 259 | 329 | 230 | 249 | 247 | 239 | 232 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 180 | 153 | — | — | 259 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 9 |
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