Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
W
13
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
10
2.1
W
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
5
WNW
11
5
W
12
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
13
6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
660
521
514
431
356
265
239
282
402
381
452
640
1988
2031
3262
5343
7354
8536
10766
12215
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
50
NW
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:59PM2.15m
5:37AM2.08m
6:14PM2.12m
6:52AM2.10m
7:23PM2.20m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.92m
11:20PM0.96m
11:52AM0.99m
00:34AM0.96m
1:04PM0.95m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
2
4
7
9
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
14
13
14
13
14
12
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
8
7
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
10
8
7
7
5
2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
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