Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3792
3441
3504
3639
3639
4129
2545
3557
3330
3058
2664
2794
2584
2264
1074
898
1459
1294
1143
1111
961
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM2.97m
00:34AM3.06m
12:57PM2.88m
1:15AM2.91m
1:37PM2.75m
Low Tide
6:07AM-0.07m
6:23PM0.03m
6:49AM0.02m
7:05PM0.14m
7:30AM0.18m
7:47PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
9
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
8
7
Feels °C
6
5
6
4
4
6
8
5
3
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
3
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