
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 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) | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
418 | 490 | 601 | 1221 | 1150 | 866 | 619 | 516 | 586 | 424 | 399 | 653 | 628 | 702 | 657 | 639 | 631 | 613 | 580 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.44m | 6:59AM2.46m | 7:33PM2.56m | 8:10AM2.59m | 8:37PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.59m | 1:13PM0.58m | 1:50AM0.46m | 2:20PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
381 | 490 | 601 | 1221 | 1150 | 866 | 619 | 516 | 586 | 409 | 399 | 327 | 259 | 702 | 657 | 639 | 631 | 613 | 580 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 |
418 | 176 | 332 | 222 | 292 | 284 | 311 | 474 | 406 | 424 | 350 | 653 | 628 | 211 | 173 | 135 | 106 | 138 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 18 | WSW 14 | W 19 | W 19 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | N 8 |
4 | 235 | 158 | 262 | 259 | 81 | 346 | 308 | 247 | 239 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 355 | 362 | 298 | 243 | 218 | 187 | 171 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 148 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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