Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
2.4
NW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
4.5
NNW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
18
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
400
1521
1413
1436
1538
1946
4341
2741
1745
692
606
446
649
716
800
932
2787
2917
6245
6080
5406
4883
4204
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
55
NE
35
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
10
W
35
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
40
SE
50
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM2.67m
1:20PM2.55m
1:37AM2.64m
2:00PM2.51m
2:17AM2.60m
2:44PM2.47m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.45m
7:14AM0.40m
7:28PM0.47m
7:53AM0.42m
8:08PM0.50m
8:35AM0.45m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
2
2
1
2
1
6
14
11
4
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
10
9
10
10
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
9
7
6
4
4
2
7
11
8
8
9
3
7
8
7
5
5
3
1
-1
3
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
2.4
NW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
10
4.5
NNW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
18
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
311
400
1521
1413
1436
1538
1946
4341
2741
1745
655
606
446
649
716
800
932
2787
2917
6245
6080
5406
4883
4204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
22
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
1.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
17
1.3
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.2
W
15
1.5
W
14
0.7
N
8
1.1
WSW
18
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
34
205
17
30
9
52
123
188
431
408
692
470
276
336
362
619
818
63
872
17
18
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
23
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
14
1
W
18
0.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.1
NW
10
1
W
15
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
36
17
30
11
36
50
90
70
632
69
402
211
465
109
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
2.4
N
7
3
N
8
1.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
95
293
606
1298
533
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
53
53
61
61
187
187
190
187
187
146
146
146
148
0
9
0
0
0
61
81
73
81
73
9
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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