Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3460
3095
2716
2299
1772
899
668
908
635
522
396
384
361
444
764
685
693
1259
2830
2925
2152
1728
800
930
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
WSW
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02AM2.56m
3:33PM2.44m
3:54AM2.52m
4:28PM2.42m
4:54AM2.49m
5:31PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.55m
9:22AM0.48m
9:42PM0.59m
10:15AM0.52m
10:40PM0.61m
11:15AM0.54m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
5
5
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
9
10
8
8
7
4
4
4
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3460
3095
2716
2299
1772
899
668
908
635
522
396
384
361
444
764
685
693
1259
2830
2925
2152
1728
800
660
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
23
0.4
WSW
22
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
16
16
26
22
20
35
34
33
20
11
9
75
125
186
246
433
589
679
53
156
233
403
412
286
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.1
W
24
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
19
Energy kJ
9
44
4
4
11
11
664
930
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
131
122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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