
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1498 | 1460 | 1367 | 1137 | 980 | 834 | 780 | 796 | 370 | 635 | 1056 | 2184 | 4024 | 4554 | 4419 | 3219 | 2514 | 1346 | 1047 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.96m | 11:13AM2.96m | 11:32PM3.04m | 11:54AM3.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.06m | 5:44AM0.00m | 6:05PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
1498 | 1460 | 1367 | 1137 | 980 | 834 | 780 | 796 | 370 | 229 | 184 | 51 | — | 4554 | 4419 | 3219 | 2514 | 1346 | 1047 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 69 | 106 | 253 | 102 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 989 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 635 | 1056 | 2184 | 4024 | — | — | 1244 | 1396 | 1288 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 187 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 449 | 220 | 146 | 146 | 173 | 203 | 190 |
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