Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
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)
4.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
W
19
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
18
1.8
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
4
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4075
2750
1791
1337
973
816
396
502
325
188
113
470
577
534
632
1092
1661
4347
6236
3429
5914
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNW
20
WNW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:38AM2.74m
10:53PM2.88m
11:13AM2.82m
11:27PM2.95m
11:48AM2.86m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.26m
5:06AM0.15m
5:19PM0.18m
5:40AM0.09m
5:54PM0.15m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
18
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
10
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
5
4
3
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