Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
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)
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
NW
12
1.9
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
10
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
12
1
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
223
947
1214
1100
445
396
490
543
743
640
632
688
671
679
505
422
491
662
1688
2398
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM2.88m
10:22PM3.07m
10:49AM2.97m
11:08PM3.14m
11:34AM3.00m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.12m
4:38AM-0.03m
4:56PM0.02m
5:24AM-0.09m
5:41PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
3
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
12
13
10
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
8
7
6
7
6
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
9
8
8
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