Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
975 | 1971 | 1952 | 904 | 1115 | 698 | 732 | 539 | 521 | 987 | 1235 | 1729 | 3316 | 3913 | 2497 | 1956 | 1660 | 1360 | 1242 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42PM2.64m | 10:03AM2.63m | 10:18PM2.78m | 10:38AM2.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.39m | 4:08PM0.38m | 4:31AM0.25m | 4:44PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
365 | 1971 | 1952 | 904 | 1115 | 698 | 732 | 539 | 521 | 256 | 1235 | 1729 | 215 | 215 | 204 | 1956 | 1660 | 1360 | 1242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
975 | — | 30 | 447 | 92 | 379 | 220 | 217 | 155 | 14 | 309 | 276 | — | — | 11 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 232 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 |
— | — | — | 30 | — | 156 | 154 | 134 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 41 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 126 | 987 | 128 | 185 | 3316 | 3913 | 2497 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 187 | 298 | 190 | 187 | 190 | 187 | 146 |
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