Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
W
10
0.9
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
19
2.3
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
555
464
349
274
217
332
443
506
551
551
485
400
392
374
380
2394
3267
3609
3893
3853
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
N
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
E
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:04AM2.55m
8:28PM2.74m
8:59AM2.72m
9:19PM2.91m
9:46AM2.86m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.46m
2:44AM0.27m
3:04PM0.28m
3:34AM0.10m
3:52PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
2
5
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
8
9
10
8
7
7
7
6
8
9
8
9
9
7
6
6
1
2
2
4
4
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