Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, strong winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 639 | 631 | 613 | 580 | 458 | 444 | 367 | 298 | 383 | 363 | 251 | 547 | 505 | 367 | 269 | 263 | 212 | 990 | 1470 | 1410 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:10AM2.59m | 8:37PM2.74m | 9:10AM2.74m | 9:32PM2.92m | 10:02AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.44m | 2:54AM0.27m | 3:18PM0.27m | 3:49AM0.10m | 4:09PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | 657 | 639 | 631 | 613 | 580 | 458 | 444 | 367 | 298 | 277 | 218 | 86 | 547 | 505 | 80 | 103 | 223 | 368 | 990 | 1470 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | N 8 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 143 | 132 | 103 | 99 | 79 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 298 | 383 | 57 | 162 | 86 | 85 | 367 | 269 | 263 | 212 | 119 | 109 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 71 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 363 | 251 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 69 | 193 | 39 | 75 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 152 | 123 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1410 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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