Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 2AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2089
2119
1921
2070
2329
2612
2684
2684
2721
2721
2684
2449
2258
2228
1570
3253
3520
3799
3392
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:15AM3.13m
12:42PM2.93m
1:02AM3.06m
1:28PM2.84m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.03m
6:32AM-0.05m
6:50PM0.07m
7:19AM0.03m
7:36PM0.17m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
6
7
8
6
6
7
6
6
7
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
9
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