Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.2° C

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	545	561	396	390	367	444	764	698	1162	1544	2830	2548	1851	789	763	930	826	1518	1327	1125	1327	1239	1082	938
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	E	NE	WNW	SE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:54AM2.52m				4:28PM2.42m				4:54AM2.49m				5:31PM2.44m					6:01AM2.51m
Low Tide		9:42PM0.59m				10:15AM0.52m				10:40PM0.61m				11:15AM0.54m				11:44PM0.59m					12:20PM0.52m


	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	9	9	9	11	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	11	12	9	7	6	6	7	7	8	10	10
Feels °C	6	8	7	7	7	9	11	7	7	6	4	4	5	7	8	4	2	0	1	2	2	4	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	545	561	396	390	367	444	764	698	1162	1544	2830	2548	1851	789	763	660	588	1518	1327	1125	1327	1239	1082	938
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 23	WSW 22	W 21	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	—	—	—	WSW 21
kJ	20	19	10	75	125	186	246	433	399	554	53	156	233	387	313	334	286	286	297	226	—	—	—	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 21	WSW 21	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	W 24	—	—	—	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	9	44	5	4	1	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	399	664	930	826	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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