Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • 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 4PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2
W
14
3
W
13
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
792
802
1011
1249
1599
3605
6414
5552
4819
4715
3857
3612
3184
2716
2206
1772
1016
1028
908
512
482
458
408
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
40
SE
20
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:00PM2.51m
2:17AM2.60m
2:44PM2.47m
3:02AM2.56m
3:33PM2.44m
3:54AM2.52m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.42m
8:08PM0.50m
8:35AM0.45m
8:52PM0.55m
9:22AM0.48m
9:42PM0.59m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
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
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
10
8
8
8
8
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
9
7
5
5
4
3
5
4
7
7
6
5
4
3
4
9
8
4
6
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
12
3
W
13
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
446
792
802
1011
1249
1426
3605
6414
5552
4819
4715
3857
3612
3184
2716
2206
1772
1016
1028
908
512
482
458
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
16
1.5
NNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
2
W
14
0.7
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
10
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
WSW
20
Energy kJ
427
351
225
648
734
1599
57
12
19
74
92
81
78
71
50
33
20
18
10
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
14
1
W
16
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
113
522
181
158
115
68
9
44
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
651
13
9
72
21
10
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
146
148
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
0
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
33
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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