Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
1011
1282
1599
3838
6414
5827
5074
4580
4129
3504
3015
2548
2094
1622
1301
767
659
512
607
427
378
344
505
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:17AM2.60m
2:44PM2.47m
3:02AM2.56m
3:33PM2.44m
3:54AM2.52m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.50m
8:35AM0.45m
8:52PM0.55m
9:22AM0.48m
9:42PM0.59m
10:15AM0.52m
rain showers
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
8
8
8
8
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
11
11
11
10
10
10
14
Feels °C
7
7
5
6
4
3
5
5
5
7
9
7
7
6
7
10
10
5
6
8
7
7
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
12
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
802
1011
1282
1402
3838
6414
5827
5074
4580
4129
3504
3015
2548
2094
1622
1301
767
659
512
607
427
378
344
505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
2
W
14
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNE
10
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
255
648
734
1599
45
39
31
67
79
78
74
68
49
32
19
10
75
125
188
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
181
158
111
64
9
44
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
10
43
55
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
148
4
0
0
0
0
81
81
81
0
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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