Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (08 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
18
2
NW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
448
381
356
418
567
638
1020
1369
1000
680
539
503
392
432
653
739
702
657
639
631
613
580
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:41AM2.42m
6:19PM2.44m
6:59AM2.46m
7:33PM2.56m
8:10AM2.59m
8:37PM2.74m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.64m
00:38AM0.59m
1:13PM0.58m
1:50AM0.46m
2:20PM0.44m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
9
8
5
1
1
4
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
12
13
12
12
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
6
8
9
6
6
5
6
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
10
10
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