Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
988
1045
836
400
377
333
639
555
464
390
274
217
297
400
443
485
485
469
400
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:27PM2.55m
8:04AM2.55m
8:28PM2.74m
8:59AM2.72m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.46m
2:11PM0.46m
2:44AM0.27m
3:04PM0.28m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
10
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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