Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.5°C

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s
Evening (23 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	0	2	3	4	4	4	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	308	429	387	325	308	582	1649	1592	1411	1341	1147	1063	898	773	651	651	534	973	1411	1411	1557	1498	1460	1367
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				9:12AM2.50m				9:28PM2.66m				9:53AM2.68m					10:09PM2.83m				10:33AM2.84m
Low Tide		2:59AM0.50m				3:16PM0.50m				3:41AM0.32m				3:58PM0.33m					4:21AM0.16m				4:40PM0.17m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	13	13	14	15	14
Feels °C	9	10	11	13	11	9	10	11	12	11	11	9	9	9	10	11	10	11	10	10	9	9	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	308	429	387	325	308	582	1649	1592	1411	1341	1147	1063	898	773	651	651	514	973	1411	1411	1557	1498	1460	1367
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	W 22	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 11	—	—	—	W 21	W 20	W 20	W 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	31	36	92	149	201	245	—	—	—	144	296	373	373	379	422	418	534	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 24	WSW 18	WSW 21	WSW 21	W 20	W 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	31	90	88	276	196	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	9	0	0	0	9	256	33	9	0	0	0	33	33	187	9	9	0	0	0	9	33	68	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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