Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.5
NW
9
1.9
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
3
W
13
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
615
497
475
396
390
378
439
495
688
850
763
688
1029
1284
972
1090
3458
2458
1789
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
45
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:18AM2.67m
1:37PM2.59m
1:58AM2.48m
2:19PM2.42m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.34m
7:31AM0.43m
7:52PM0.52m
8:11AM0.63m
8:37PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
8
22
24
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
9
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
9
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
7
6
5
2
5
4
-1
2
2
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