Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
10
2.4
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
NW
9
4.5
WNW
10
5
WNW
11
5
W
12
5
W
12
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
356
265
239
282
418
498
450
525
1638
3107
3567
5722
6928
7788
9371
10813
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:37AM2.08m
6:14PM2.12m
6:52AM2.10m
7:23PM2.20m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.96m
11:52AM0.99m
00:34AM0.96m
1:04PM0.95m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
2
4
8
10
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
8
5
5
7
10
9
9
5
6
2
-1
-2
-1
0
0
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