Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
2.4
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
11
4.5
NNW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
NNW
9
1.4
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
11
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
18
3.5
W
17
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
232
311
410
1600
1838
1630
1568
2091
4961
2954
1861
721
606
408
898
1352
2148
2459
2904
3088
6173
6300
5590
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
55
NE
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
NW
35
W
30
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM2.67m
1:20PM2.55m
1:37AM2.64m
2:00PM2.51m
2:17AM2.60m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.45m
7:14AM0.40m
7:28PM0.47m
7:53AM0.42m
8:08PM0.50m
8:35AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
3
3
2
2
2
6
18
23
2
3
4
2
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
12
13
13
13
13
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
11
12
Feels °C
8
9
11
9
7
5
4
5
1
9
10
9
8
2
4
4
5
6
4
3
4
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
NW
8
2.4
NW
12
0.2
WSW
18
2.5
NW
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
11
0.5
W
20
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.1
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
11
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
18
3.5
W
17
3.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
210
232
311
410
1600
30
1630
1568
2091
188
2954
1861
721
606
337
898
1352
2148
2459
2904
3088
6173
6300
5590
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
W
20
0.4
WSW
16
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
1.9
WNW
10
0.9
WSW
17
1.4
W
10
1.4
NNW
9
1
W
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
1.1
WSW
19
Energy kJ
40
39
34
205
17
11
9
51
123
89
431
408
692
487
408
287
465
375
53
64
882
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
14
1
W
18
0.6
W
10
1.4
NW
9
1
W
16
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
W
20
Energy kJ
36
17
30
36
50
70
632
69
294
522
19
206
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
11
1.6
NNE
6
2.4
N
7
3
N
9
4.5
NNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1838
207
623
1349
4961
473
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
5
Distance (km)
13
13
53
53
61
61
187
187
190
187
190
146
146
146
146
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
73
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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