Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
134 | 470 | 577 | 534 | 632 | 1532 | 2366 | 5715 | 6157 | 3692 | 4503 | 5180 | 7524 | 6997 | 8809 | 7863 | 7164 | 6390 | 5833 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:27PM2.95m | 11:48AM2.86m | 00:03AM2.96m | 12:24PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.09m | 5:54PM0.15m | 6:16AM0.09m | 6:32PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | W 17 | W 16 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
134 | 85 | 577 | 534 | 264 | 734 | 790 | — | 12 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | W 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 18 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
113 | 470 | 60 | 44 | 632 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
73 | 56 | 96 | 131 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | 113 | 186 | 220 | — | 1532 | 2366 | 5715 | 6157 | 3692 | 4503 | 5180 | 7524 | 6997 | 8809 | 7863 | 7164 | 6390 | 5833 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 73 | 73 | 33 | 9 | 53 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 197 | 191 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 191 | 190 | 190 | 191 | 197 |
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