Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
447
345
263
203
158
153
204
137
131
83
82
81
81
59
221
421
703
1008
1108
866
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
N
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
5
N
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
N
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM2.54m
3:22AM2.55m
3:55PM2.46m
4:26AM2.46m
5:03PM2.41m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.41m
9:11PM0.52m
9:42AM0.52m
10:11PM0.60m
10:46AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
8
9
4
Temp °C
4
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
8
8
8
10
10
Feels °C
0
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
9
8
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