Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
826
2265
1327
1694
1327
1239
1082
1068
902
716
697
549
1282
1271
1255
1411
1255
1239
1224
1012
948
923
784
669
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
NE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:01AM2.51m
6:38PM2.50m
7:10AM2.57m
7:44PM2.62m
8:16AM2.68m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.59m
12:20PM0.52m
00:52AM0.52m
1:26PM0.46m
1:58AM0.40m
2:29PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
6
9
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
2
1
1
1
5
7
7
6
4
4
4
5
7
8
8
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
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