
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
382 | 388 | 381 | 367 | 308 | 302 | 472 | 1045 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 874 | 758 | 836 | 704 | 266 | 744 | 1203 | 1491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:08PM2.60m | 10:29AM2.58m | 10:46PM2.71m | 11:06AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.56m | 4:22AM0.47m | 4:36PM0.45m | 4:59AM0.36m | 5:12PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 10 |
382 | 388 | 381 | 367 | 308 | 302 | 250 | 1045 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 874 | 758 | 836 | 704 | 246 | 242 | 1203 | 1491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
10 | — | 6 | 26 | 81 | 169 | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 107 | 220 | 266 | 259 | 512 | 504 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | 36 | 373 | 358 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 247 | 744 | 151 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 146 |
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