Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
87
112
113
108
134
85
133
210
268
273
338
1420
1872
1409
1833
2170
3977
2481
962
768
1011
1547
1923
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
30
N
35
NNE
45
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
50
W
25
W
20
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:21AM2.69m
12:42PM2.58m
00:59AM2.67m
1:20PM2.55m
1:37AM2.64m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.44m
6:36AM0.40m
6:50PM0.45m
7:14AM0.40m
7:28PM0.47m
7:53AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<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>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
3
2
1
9
6
3
2
5
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
10
9
7
4
4
2
2
7
8
5
3
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
2.3
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
0.6
W
20
3.5
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
0.9
W
16
3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
95
87
112
113
108
134
85
133
210
268
273
338
1420
1872
1409
1833
2170
276
2481
962
575
374
427
1923
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
22
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
W
20
0.8
W
18
2.1
NNW
10
1
W
18
0.9
W
17
1
W
16
Energy kJ
6
12
1
1
11
38
39
40
36
59
244
17
30
9
51
123
431
788
632
470
522
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
23
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
16
0.8
W
18
0.4
W
11
0.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
1
3
34
34
25
11
36
50
408
37
105
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
2
N
7
2.4
N
7
3
N
8
4
NNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
353
611
1133
3977
768
1011
1547
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
13
13
80
187
187
187
190
68
187
146
146
146
148
155
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
3
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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