Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
W
19
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
18
1.9
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1893
1281
973
816
352
492
346
203
113
470
577
534
632
1121
1997
4412
5896
2810
3838
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
50
SW
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:53PM2.88m
11:13AM2.82m
11:27PM2.95m
11:48AM2.86m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.26m
5:06AM0.15m
5:19PM0.18m
5:40AM0.09m
5:54PM0.15m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
8
8
6
6
6
7
9
5
6
5
8
7
5
4
4
4
0
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