Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
2.5
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
3
WNW
10
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2
NNW
10
2
W
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
W
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
113
108
134
85
133
210
268
273
372
1685
1933
1692
1699
2130
2639
2942
1914
717
783
724
990
1422
2459
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:21AM2.69m
12:42PM2.58m
00:59AM2.67m
1:20PM2.55m
1:37AM2.64m
2:00PM2.51m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.44m
6:36AM0.40m
6:50PM0.45m
7:14AM0.40m
7:28PM0.47m
7:53AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
4
2
2
1
8
14
5
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
8
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
8
7
4
3
3
4
8
9
7
3
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
2.5
NW
12
0.2
WSW
18
2.5
NW
11
3
WNW
10
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
W
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
12
Energy kJ
112
113
108
134
85
133
210
268
273
372
1685
30
1692
1699
2130
2639
2942
1914
717
474
724
990
1422
2459
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
5
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.8
W
18
1.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
17
1.2
NNW
9
1.7
NW
9
1
W
15
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
5
1
11
38
39
40
36
60
205
17
11
9
52
123
276
408
717
470
232
481
471
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
14
1
W
18
0.5
WSW
14
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1
5
34
34
30
36
50
69
632
107
164
427
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.8
N
6
3
NW
11
1.6
NNE
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
9
2.5
N
9
0.8
W
18
2
W
10
Energy kJ
1
47
1933
171
657
1169
1064
431
783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
53
61
61
187
187
190
190
187
146
146
146
9
80
68
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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