Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
838 | 721 | 691 | 661 | 563 | 563 | 350 | 605 | 678 | 449 | 549 | 542 | 431 | 356 | 265 | 239 | 345 | 286 | 588 | 637 | 1440 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:54PM2.26m | 4:24AM2.16m | 4:59PM2.15m | 5:37AM2.08m | 6:14PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.77m | 10:13PM0.86m | 10:41AM0.92m | 11:20PM0.96m | 11:52AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 19 |
838 | 721 | 691 | 661 | 563 | 563 | 350 | 605 | 678 | 449 | 549 | 542 | 431 | 356 | 265 | 239 | 345 | 286 | 588 | 637 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | 36 | — | 29 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 30 | 126 | 128 | 170 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 123 | 188 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 100 | 1440 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 195 | 155 | 187 |
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