Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
521 | 514 | 431 | 356 | 265 | 239 | 282 | 546 | 441 | 443 | 823 | 1904 | 2963 | 3770 | 4903 | 6958 | 8224 | 9666 | 10813 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:37AM2.08m | 6:14PM2.12m | 6:52AM2.10m | 7:23PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.96m | 11:52AM0.99m | 00:34AM0.96m | 1:04PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 19 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
521 | 514 | 431 | 356 | 265 | 239 | 282 | 546 | 441 | 443 | 188 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 19 | WSW 20 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | 28 | 77 | 90 | 125 | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | 116 | 823 | 1904 | 2963 | 3770 | 4903 | 6958 | 8224 | 9666 | 10813 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 155 | 155 | 187 | 187 | 191 | 197 | 146 | 197 | 514 | 155 | 208 |
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