Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 3PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 72mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
2.3
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2
WNW
10
2
NNW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.9
W
10
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
133
210
232
257
380
1420
1838
1410
1568
2172
3783
2481
1801
807
616
795
774
1157
2979
3020
3370
3423
3078
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
55
NE
20
NW
20
W
15
W
25
NNW
35
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:42PM2.58m
00:59AM2.67m
1:20PM2.55m
1:37AM2.64m
2:00PM2.51m
2:17AM2.60m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.40m
6:50PM0.45m
7:14AM0.40m
7:28PM0.47m
7:53AM0.42m
8:08PM0.50m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
3
2
2
1
7
18
14
2
3
3
1
1
9
4
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
7
9
8
8
10
9
8
7
5
4
3
9
9
9
8
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.8
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
2.3
NW
12
0.2
WSW
17
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
10
3
NW
11
0.6
W
20
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2
WNW
10
2
NNW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.9
W
10
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
Energy kJ
85
133
210
232
257
380
1420
30
1410
1568
2172
276
2481
1801
807
616
795
774
1157
2979
3020
3370
3423
3078
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
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
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
1.4
N
9
1.6
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.7
NNW
9
1
W
15
0.8
W
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.5
W
21
1
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
38
39
40
39
34
205
17
11
9
52
123
431
408
313
520
290
475
465
314
47
221
747
1377
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
14
1.2
NW
10
0.9
W
17
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
36
17
30
36
50
69
286
470
427
522
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
3
NW
11
1.9
N
6
2.4
N
7
3
N
9
4
NW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1838
302
611
1432
3783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
13
13
13
53
61
61
187
187
190
187
190
146
146
146
148
33
9
33
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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