Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
2.5
W
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4334
5037
7563
4817
6576
7156
8011
8102
8818
8304
7489
6528
5720
2609
4295
3556
2930
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:03AM2.96m
12:24PM2.86m
00:40AM2.92m
1:02PM2.81m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.09m
6:32PM0.17m
6:55AM0.15m
7:12PM0.24m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
3
2
2
3
1
0
-2
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
0
1
4
5
4
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