Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
9
4.5
WNW
10
5
WNW
10
4
W
12
5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
13
5.5
W
14
5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.4
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
14
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2430
3478
4651
4609
7145
8522
11272
11267
10754
8736
7161
6156
5559
4682
4196
3681
3651
3601
1158
896
859
2836
2901
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
40
WNW
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52AM2.10m
7:23PM2.20m
7:55AM2.20m
8:18PM2.33m
8:44AM2.34m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.96m
1:04PM0.95m
1:40AM0.87m
2:03PM0.83m
2:33AM0.73m
2:51PM0.68m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
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5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
13
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
0
0
1
0
1
2
4
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
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