Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.8°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
10
3
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.8
W
19
0.9
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1319
1999
2969
4324
4328
2825
1791
1448
989
770
396
492
373
237
141
470
577
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
55
NE
55
NNE
60
NNE
50
NNE
25
NNW
15
W
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM2.78m
10:38AM2.74m
10:53PM2.88m
11:13AM2.82m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.25m
4:44PM0.26m
5:06AM0.15m
5:19PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
6
15
4
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
3
2
2
4
9
10
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
7
5
4
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