Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
15
4
W
15
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3241
3013
2934
2593
2801
3058
3286
3475
3669
3829
4966
6655
5770
7918
9521
10601
11529
11123
9612
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:41AM2.13m
4:14PM2.12m
4:56AM2.04m
5:34PM2.09m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.88m
9:58AM0.97m
10:39PM0.99m
11:12AM1.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
8
9
9
8
8
10
7
6
2
-3
-2
-1
1
2
4
5
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