
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
464 | 349 | 224 | 229 | 281 | 443 | 506 | 551 | 551 | 485 | 460 | 392 | 320 | 380 | 2394 | 4007 | 3855 | 3184 | 3813 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:28PM2.74m | 8:59AM2.72m | 9:19PM2.91m | 9:46AM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.27m | 3:04PM0.28m | 3:34AM0.10m | 3:52PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 |
464 | 349 | 224 | 229 | 281 | 443 | 506 | 551 | 551 | 485 | 460 | 392 | 320 | 313 | 480 | 673 | 1193 | 940 | 3813 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 19 | W 10 |
72 | 84 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 33 | 221 | 298 | 295 | 257 | 329 | 326 | 311 | 380 | — | — | — | 3184 | 752 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | 39 | 35 | 31 | 150 | 146 | 33 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 98 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2394 | 4007 | 3855 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 190 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 9 | 187 | 172 | 73 | 9 | 0 |
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