Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
W
14
3
W
13
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3385
2074
1456
651
446
573
656
904
1121
1756
3609
6414
5514
5340
4580
3857
3659
3095
2548
2047
1622
1301
767
659
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
W
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
35
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:37AM2.64m
2:00PM2.51m
2:17AM2.60m
2:44PM2.47m
3:02AM2.56m
3:33PM2.44m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.47m
7:53AM0.42m
8:08PM0.50m
8:35AM0.45m
8:52PM0.55m
9:22AM0.48m
heavy rain
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
21
3
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
10
Feels °C
10
9
11
9
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
4
6
7
5
5
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
W
14
3
W
13
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3385
2074
1456
651
446
573
656
904
1121
1756
3609
6414
5514
5340
4580
3857
3659
3095
2548
2047
1622
1301
767
659
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
1
W
18
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
WNW
12
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
11
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
431
408
632
402
320
388
238
648
845
1200
58
40
82
167
154
108
78
51
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
17
1.1
W
10
1
W
16
1.2
NW
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
70
487
252
522
215
154
112
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
6
7
40
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
190
187
61
146
146
148
13
0
0
0
0
0
73
61
0
61
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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