Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1441 | 1874 | 3046 | 5062 | 7781 | 7777 | 6827 | 5875 | 4192 | 2830 | 1760 | 1147 | 776 | 632 | 487 | 424 | 282 | 173 | 243 | 180 | 143 | 336 | 590 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41AM2.70m | 11:57PM2.82m | 12:17PM2.72m | 00:32AM2.83m | 12:53PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.28m | 5:48PM0.31m | 6:10AM0.24m | 6:23PM0.29m | 6:46AM0.23m | 6:59PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 431 | 427 | — | — | — | — | 6827 | 5875 | 4192 | 2830 | 1760 | 1147 | 776 | 632 | 487 | 424 | 282 | 173 | 243 | 180 | 104 | 104 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 115 | 133 | 81 | 98 | 121 | 91 | 590 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 40 | 38 | 70 | 119 | 143 | 336 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1441 | 1874 | 3046 | 5062 | 7781 | 7777 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 155 | 155 | 197 | 197 | 155 | 33 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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