
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 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
308 | 302 | 472 | 1045 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 874 | 758 | 758 | 636 | 303 | 336 | 1277 | 1714 | 1278 | 1342 | 2364 | 4613 | 8128 | 16192 | 12852 | 10576 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29AM2.58m | 10:46PM2.71m | 11:06AM2.65m | 11:22PM2.78m | 11:41AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.47m | 4:36PM0.45m | 4:59AM0.36m | 5:12PM0.36m | 5:35AM0.28m | 5:48PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
308 | 302 | 250 | 1045 | 986 | 986 | 986 | 874 | 758 | 758 | 636 | 168 | 336 | 413 | 1714 | 1278 | 514 | — | — | — | — | — | 10576 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
81 | 169 | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 107 | 220 | 303 | 317 | 276 | 504 | 500 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 266 | 206 | — | 358 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 5 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 53 | 1277 | — | — | 1342 | 2364 | 4613 | 8128 | 16192 | 12852 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 187 | 68 | 146 | 146 | 148 | 155 | 190 | 197 | 197 | 33 | 33 |
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