Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3241 | 3013 | 2934 | 2593 | 2801 | 3058 | 3286 | 3475 | 3669 | 3829 | 4966 | 6655 | 5770 | 7918 | 9521 | 10601 | 11529 | 11123 | 9612 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:41AM2.13m | 4:14PM2.12m | 4:56AM2.04m | 5:34PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.88m | 9:58AM0.97m | 10:39PM0.99m | 11:12AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3241 | 3013 | 2934 | 2593 | 2801 | 3058 | 3286 | 3475 | 3669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11123 | 9612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3829 | 4966 | 6655 | 5770 | 7918 | 9521 | 10601 | 11529 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 187 | 9 | 187 | 187 | 191 | 197 | 187 | 187 | 277 | 315 | 208 | 155 |
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