Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.2° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.5
WNW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
388
381
367
308
302
472
1045
986
986
986
874
758
836
704
266
744
1203
1491
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
N
35
NNE
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:08PM2.60m
10:29AM2.58m
10:46PM2.71m
11:06AM2.65m
Low Tide
3:58PM0.56m
4:22AM0.47m
4:36PM0.45m
4:59AM0.36m
5:12PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
2
2
17
3
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
7
8
7
7
8
7
5
10
8
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