Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.3° C

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1851	1464	763	930	826	2265	1501	1694	1327	1239	1082	1068	902	716	660	549	1282	1271	1255	1255	1255	1239	1224	1055
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	SW	SE	E	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:31PM2.44m					6:01AM2.51m				6:38PM2.50m				7:10AM2.57m				7:44PM2.62m
Low Tide		11:15AM0.54m				11:44PM0.59m					12:20PM0.52m				00:52AM0.52m				1:26PM0.46m				1:58AM0.40m


	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58
	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	5:20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	10	12	12	10	8	6	6	5	6	9	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	9	10	10	9
Feels °C	5	8	9	6	3	1	1	0	1	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	4	8	8	8	6	7	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1851	1464	763	660	588	2265	1501	1694	1327	1239	1082	1068	902	716	660	549	1282	1271	1255	1255	1255	1239	1224	1055
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 21	WSW 20	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 18	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	233	399	313	265	826	—	218	—	—	—	—	90	132	298	368	540	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	664	930	265	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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