Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2664
2794
2526
2294
1207
1021
886
1294
1143
1111
961
900
861
849
461
577
501
520
585
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:15AM2.91m
1:37PM2.75m
1:55AM2.72m
2:18PM2.59m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.14m
7:30AM0.18m
7:47PM0.30m
8:11AM0.37m
8:31PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
8
7
5
4
5
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
4
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
6
8
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