Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.8
NNW
6
3
NNW
8
3
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1255
1239
1224
1150
948
923
784
669
639
565
437
419
341
254
256
945
1342
910
631
403
326
399
769
1180
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NNE
35
N
10
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:44PM2.62m
8:16AM2.68m
8:45PM2.77m
9:17AM2.81m
9:42PM2.93m
10:13AM2.91m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.40m
2:29PM0.36m
3:01AM0.24m
3:28PM0.24m
3:59AM0.10m
4:22PM0.13m
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clear
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rain showers
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
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5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
22
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
12
12
12
13
12
13
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
5
6
5
4
4
5
11
10
7
7
9
10
10
9
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