Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
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)
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1526
3164
3164
3164
3128
2608
2424
2555
2491
2224
1875
1635
1439
1382
1317
1045
900
887
861
746
735
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM2.84m
1:48AM2.92m
2:15PM2.71m
2:35AM2.74m
3:02PM2.56m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.03m
7:36PM0.17m
8:06AM0.17m
8:23PM0.31m
8:52AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
11
11
11
8
9
10
11
10
11
9
8
10
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Larsen Street surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest