Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
13
2.1
W
10
2.4
W
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
8
2.1
NW
8
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1952
826
1115
698
712
741
385
585
1478
1764
1924
4594
3897
2448
1817
1397
924
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
5
S
15
E
20
ENE
30
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
55
NE
60
NNE
55
NNE
35
N
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42PM2.64m
10:03AM2.63m
10:18PM2.78m
10:38AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.39m
4:08PM0.38m
4:31AM0.25m
4:44PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
5
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
16
9
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
15
12
11
8
7
6
5
5
2
2
3
8
8
9
8
8
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