Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3064 | 1002 | 988 | 2633 | 2402 | 2499 | 2341 | 2308 | 2197 | 2073 | 1998 | 1971 | 645 | 891 | 843 | 681 | 587 | 643 | 444 | 374 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.34m | 9:03PM2.49m | 9:26AM2.49m | 9:42PM2.64m | 10:03AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.68m | 3:17AM0.56m | 3:32PM0.52m | 3:55AM0.39m | 4:08PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 703 | 988 | 2633 | 2402 | 2499 | 2341 | 2308 | 2197 | 2073 | 1998 | — | 623 | 891 | 843 | 681 | 587 | 643 | 444 | 374 | 505 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 1002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 447 | 426 | 318 | 263 | 217 | 213 | 256 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 17 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 92 | 156 | 154 | 134 | 132 | 68 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 3064 | — | 656 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 645 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 9 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 53 |
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