
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- 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 2PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| 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 11mm), 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
506 | 551 | 551 | 485 | 400 | 392 | 320 | 380 | 2901 | 3750 | 1282 | 3184 | 3468 | 4821 | 5449 | 8650 | 5591 | 7003 | 6924 | 3910 | 2776 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59AM2.72m | 9:19PM2.91m | 9:46AM2.86m | 10:04PM3.04m | 10:28AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.28m | 3:34AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.13m | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
506 | 551 | 551 | 485 | 400 | 392 | 320 | 367 | 2 | 673 | 1028 | 1322 | 1250 | 4821 | 5449 | 8650 | 5591 | 7003 | 6924 | 3910 | 2776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | W 11 |
221 | 298 | 295 | 257 | 329 | 326 | 311 | 380 | — | 5 | 1193 | 3184 | 3468 | 1038 | 882 | — | 681 | — | — | 154 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 98 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2901 | 3750 | 1282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 629 | 860 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 191 |
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