Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.9
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
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
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1137
904
619
528
575
654
724
653
739
702
657
639
631
613
580
458
444
367
361
383
363
251
662
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:59AM2.46m
7:33PM2.56m
8:10AM2.59m
8:37PM2.74m
9:10AM2.74m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.59m
1:13PM0.58m
1:50AM0.46m
2:20PM0.44m
2:54AM0.27m
3:18PM0.27m
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
6
2
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
9
9
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
8
9
9
8
6
6
7
9
9
10
9
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