Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
607
666
653
585
929
906
1341
1798
1499
1312
1158
1016
966
838
721
691
572
563
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:38AM2.51m
3:02PM2.41m
3:26AM2.32m
3:54PM2.26m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.49m
8:54AM0.58m
9:18PM0.69m
9:42AM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
10
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
7
6
5
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
9
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