
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
392 | 326 | 690 | 555 | 464 | 349 | 274 | 225 | 332 | 452 | 516 | 551 | 551 | 469 | 460 | 392 | 320 | 380 | 2189 | 3330 | 1307 | 7239 | 7114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.55m | 8:28PM2.74m | 8:59AM2.72m | 9:19PM2.91m | 9:46AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.46m | 2:11PM0.46m | 2:44AM0.27m | 3:04PM0.28m | 3:34AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
392 | 326 | 690 | 555 | 464 | 349 | 274 | 225 | 332 | 452 | 516 | 551 | 551 | 469 | 460 | 392 | 320 | 313 | 480 | 673 | 1307 | 7239 | 7114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — |
246 | 173 | 102 | 105 | 72 | 84 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 33 | 221 | 298 | 295 | 257 | 329 | 326 | 311 | 380 | — | — | 979 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 22 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
88 | 90 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 150 | 146 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 98 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2189 | 3330 | 697 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 190 | 0 | 9 | 187 | 187 | 53 | 191 | 151 | 187 | 184 | 0 |
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