Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
10
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.9
W
8
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
630
1166
1175
866
630
474
493
415
421
653
739
702
657
639
631
613
492
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM2.44m
6:59AM2.46m
7:33PM2.56m
8:10AM2.59m
8:37PM2.74m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.59m
1:13PM0.58m
1:50AM0.46m
2:20PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
3
5
5
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
4
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
9
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