Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
18
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
10
2.2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
10
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
490
601
1221
1150
866
619
516
586
424
399
653
628
702
657
639
631
613
580
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
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
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
3
5
4
1
1
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
10
12
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
5
4
10
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
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