
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4PM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 180 | 143 | 336 | 584 | 990 | 1337 | 1499 | 1814 | 4185 | 1297 | 1252 | 4922 | 4686 | 1312 | 1588 | 1479 | 1153 | 772 | 622 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:53PM2.71m | 1:08AM2.80m | 1:30PM2.67m | 1:47AM2.74m | 2:12PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.23m | 6:59PM0.30m | 7:23AM0.25m | 7:38PM0.35m | 8:04AM0.32m | 8:21PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
158 | 180 | 127 | 124 | 142 | 164 | 1337 | 1499 | 1814 | — | 1297 | 1252 | — | — | 793 | 1588 | 1479 | 1153 | 772 | 622 | 531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
130 | 98 | 135 | 91 | 584 | 990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 773 | 621 | 505 | 549 | 465 | 351 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 18 |
70 | 119 | 143 | 336 | 90 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 106 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | 261 | 302 | 4185 | 727 | 932 | 4922 | 4686 | 1312 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 217 | 191 | 208 | 310 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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