Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
555
825
1034
1379
2187
2817
1468
2541
1913
1866
2028
1795
1772
3241
3241
2877
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
30
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58AM2.48m
2:19PM2.42m
2:43AM2.29m
3:09PM2.25m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.52m
8:11AM0.63m
8:37PM0.71m
8:59AM0.82m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
4
17
17
12
6
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
9
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
5
7
7
7
8
10
8
5
4
4
6
5
6
5
6
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