
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
272 | 272 | 292 | 244 | 308 | 892 | 2977 | 2629 | 3890 | 4158 | 4197 | 4260 | 4709 | 4669 | 6243 | 4659 | 5308 | 5548 | 5859 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:02AM3.00m | 1:24PM2.97m | 1:51AM2.87m | 2:14PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.11m | 7:40PM0.10m | 8:03AM0.24m | 8:34PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
272 | 272 | 176 | 244 | 308 | 892 | 247 | 461 | — | — | — | — | — | 4669 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
237 | 256 | 141 | 240 | 269 | — | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
135 | 143 | — | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
— | — | 292 | — | 159 | 475 | 2977 | 2629 | 3890 | 4158 | 4197 | 4260 | 4709 | — | 6243 | 4659 | 5308 | 5548 | 5859 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 217 | 197 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 155 | 190 | 207 | 216 |
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