Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.0° C

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (10 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Evening (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1082	938	902	716	660	549	1450	1271	1255	1255	1255	1239	1224	1150	948	923	784	773	639	536	521	346	277	198
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			6:38PM2.50m				7:10AM2.57m				7:44PM2.62m				8:16AM2.68m				8:45PM2.77m					9:17AM2.81m
Low Tide					00:52AM0.52m				1:26PM0.46m				1:58AM0.40m				2:29PM0.36m					3:01AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—
	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	10	10	8	8	8	7	8	10	11	10	10	11	11	9	9	10	11	12	10	10	12	10	12	12
Feels °C	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	8	10	8	8	9	9	6	6	7	7	9	7	7	8	5	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	NW 7
kJ	1082	938	902	716	660	549	1450	1271	1255	1255	1255	1239	1224	1150	948	923	784	773	639	536	521	346	277	121
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 14	N 11	—	WNW 7	WSW 14
kJ	—	90	132	298	368	540	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	5	198
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 11
kJ	—	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 5	NNE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	88	88
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	17	0	0	13	13	43	53
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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