Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5827
5074
4457
4288
3659
2793
2279
1924
1475
899
668
534
721
561
427
384
373
452
648
593
485
816
2338
2627
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM2.47m
3:02AM2.56m
3:33PM2.44m
3:54AM2.52m
4:28PM2.42m
4:54AM2.49m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.45m
8:52PM0.55m
9:22AM0.48m
9:42PM0.59m
10:15AM0.52m
10:40PM0.61m
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clear
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8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
12
11
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
9
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
10
9
6
6
7
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
11
10
7
8
7
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
Energy kJ
5827
5074
4457
4288
3659
2793
2279
1924
1475
899
668
534
721
561
427
384
373
452
648
593
485
816
2338
2627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
23
0.4
WSW
22
Energy kJ
16
27
22
21
19
19
30
29
18
9
9
75
125
186
246
433
404
540
53
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
9
44
4
4
1
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSW
5
1
SW
7
1.2
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
Energy kJ
7
22
100
116
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
61
0
81
61
0
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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