Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
326
367
514
836
698
1279
1544
2758
2483
1851
789
763
930
826
2265
1501
1694
1484
1239
1082
1068
890
716
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM2.52m
4:28PM2.42m
4:54AM2.49m
5:31PM2.44m
6:01AM2.51m
6:38PM2.50m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.52m
10:40PM0.61m
11:15AM0.54m
11:44PM0.59m
12:20PM0.52m
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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8:00
8:00
7:58
7:58
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5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
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Temp °C
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
13
10
8
7
6
6
6
9
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
8
5
4
5
7
10
6
3
1
1
1
1
5
5
7
5
4
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