Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5258 | 4682 | 4196 | 3436 | 3170 | 3127 | 3294 | 966 | 822 | 2633 | 2622 | 2698 | 2534 | 2308 | 2065 | 1762 | 1693 | 823 | 623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:18PM2.33m | 8:44AM2.34m | 9:03PM2.49m | 9:26AM2.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.83m | 2:33AM0.73m | 2:51PM0.68m | 3:17AM0.56m | 3:32PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 5258 | 4682 | 4196 | 3436 | 3170 | — | — | 966 | 767 | 2633 | 2622 | 2698 | 2534 | 2308 | 2065 | 1762 | 1693 | 823 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 623 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3127 | 3294 | 736 | 822 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 9 | 9 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 43 | 191 | 190 | 187 | 199 |
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