
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
380 | 365 | 272 | 282 | 255 | 244 | 308 | 998 | 2780 | 3442 | 3609 | 4158 | 4020 | 4260 | 4516 | 4713 | 4699 | 5986 | 4015 | 4785 | 5098 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:37PM3.03m | 1:02AM3.00m | 1:24PM2.97m | 1:51AM2.87m | 2:14PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.02m | 7:14AM0.11m | 7:40PM0.10m | 8:03AM0.24m | 8:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 10 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
380 | 365 | 272 | 282 | 255 | 244 | 308 | 998 | 247 | 171 | 145 | — | 75 | — | — | 4713 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
307 | 269 | 237 | 143 | 176 | 240 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
187 | 143 | 135 | — | 141 | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | 256 | — | — | 154 | 389 | 2780 | 3442 | 3609 | 4158 | 4020 | 4260 | 4516 | — | 4699 | 5986 | 4015 | 4785 | 5098 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 9 | 187 | 187 | 155 | 155 | 298 | 256 | 195 | 190 | 191 | 187 | 187 | 190 | 195 | 197 | 247 | 187 |
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