Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1299
1544
2758
2548
1851
1464
763
930
826
2265
2030
1694
1484
1239
1082
1068
902
822
697
549
1514
1271
1255
1255
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
cross
High Tide
4:54AM2.49m
5:31PM2.44m
6:01AM2.51m
6:38PM2.50m
7:10AM2.57m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.61m
11:15AM0.54m
11:44PM0.59m
12:20PM0.52m
00:52AM0.52m
1:26PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:58
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5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
9
12
12
10
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
4
5
5
7
8
6
3
2
0
1
2
5
6
7
5
4
5
5
5
7
6
6
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