
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 2PM is: 1.3m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 20s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1109 | 3504 | 1193 | 3279 | 3773 | 4424 | 8545 | 8187 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 6311 | 6155 | 2643 | 7654 | 5375 | 4528 | 4065 | 4168 | 3777 | 3554 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:46AM2.86m | 10:04PM3.04m | 10:28AM2.95m | 10:46PM3.09m | 11:08AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.13m | 4:18AM-0.01m | 4:35PM0.04m | 4:59AM-0.05m | 5:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1109 | 673 | 1163 | 1108 | 1130 | 4424 | 8545 | 8187 | 7665 | 7003 | 6065 | 6311 | — | 2643 | — | 5375 | 4528 | 4065 | 4168 | 3777 | 3554 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
480 | — | 1193 | 3279 | 3773 | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
89 | 3504 | 963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6155 | 1733 | 7654 | 1067 | 1555 | 1765 | 1630 | 1682 | 1481 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 187 | 187 | 155 | 81 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 207 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 191 | 172 | 271 |
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