Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.0°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5600
7278
8176
9007
8899
8433
7489
6528
5993
5029
4295
3609
2930
2544
2116
1951
1609
1633
1662
731
890
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
50
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM2.86m
00:40AM2.92m
1:02PM2.81m
1:21AM2.83m
1:44PM2.72m
Low Tide
6:16AM0.09m
6:32PM0.17m
6:55AM0.15m
7:12PM0.24m
7:36AM0.26m
7:57PM0.35m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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rain showers
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
1
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
4
4
5
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
9
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