Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.6
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.6
WSW
14
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
167
214
468
887
1651
2900
2396
1893
1412
1080
1001
800
674
404
327
282
221
186
163
226
217
482
482
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
W
15
SW
15
SSW
0
S
5
ENE
5
NW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:16AM2.86m
2:48PM2.63m
3:11AM2.72m
3:43PM2.51m
4:07AM2.57m
4:41PM2.41m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.23m
8:56PM0.38m
9:31AM0.37m
9:51PM0.51m
10:26AM0.50m
10:49PM0.62m
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
4
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
12
12
10
10
9
11
10
10
12
11
12
9
7
7
7
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WSW
11
0.9
NW
9
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
371
167
85
125
120
127
123
2396
1893
1412
1080
1001
800
674
404
327
282
221
186
138
226
110
482
482
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
Energy kJ
44
38
75
15
174
172
127
164
145
135
133
209
256
138
116
110
83
132
130
92
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
164
151
142
142
138
169
120
116
116
163
160
217
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
1.2
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
1.1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
110
214
468
887
1651
2900
270
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
53
155
155
155
347
197
187
33
0
0
0
61
9
73
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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