Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.2° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	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
Wave Graph
kJ	396	326	367	514	836	698	1279	1544	2758	2483	1851	789	763	930	826	2265	1501	1694	1484	1239	1082	1068	890	716
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	E	NE	WSW	SE	SE	S	S	S	SE	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:54AM2.52m				4:28PM2.42m				4:54AM2.49m				5:31PM2.44m					6:01AM2.51m				6:38PM2.50m
Low Tide				10:15AM0.52m				10:40PM0.61m				11:15AM0.54m				11:44PM0.59m					12:20PM0.52m


	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	7:58
	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	5:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	11	12	12	12	12	10	9	10	11	13	10	8	7	6	6	6	9	9	10	8	8
Feels °C	8	7	7	9	10	8	7	8	5	4	5	7	10	6	3	1	1	1	1	5	5	7	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	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
kJ	396	326	367	514	836	698	1279	1544	2758	2483	1851	789	763	660	588	2265	1501	1694	1484	1239	1082	1068	890	716
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 23	WSW 22	W 21	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 18	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20
kJ	10	75	125	186	246	433	480	575	53	156	233	387	313	313	826	—	238	—	—	—	—	90	132	298
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 21	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	W 24	—	—	—	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	44	9	4	1	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	399	664	930	286	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	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)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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