Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
14
2.5
W
14
1.6
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.4
NW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NW
10
4.5
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2009
2233
867
2139
2117
904
922
784
732
587
521
616
1037
2260
2460
3988
2858
2062
1729
1528
1405
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
5
SSW
15
ENE
15
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NE
60
NE
50
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26AM2.49m
9:42PM2.64m
10:03AM2.63m
10:18PM2.78m
10:38AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.52m
3:55AM0.39m
4:08PM0.38m
4:31AM0.25m
4:44PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
4
3
5
6
5
2
2
2
2
1
7
19
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
11
14
12
10
8
7
6
6
4
1
4
8
7
8
7
6
6
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