Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

13.0°C

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	17s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Evening (07 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	671	907	939	795	705	653	644	671	671	793	871	911	1007	1121	1007	1091	2641	2458	2160	2054	1623	1404	1240	1035
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	N	S	SSE	ESE	E	E	NE	NW	NNW	NNE	E	SE	ESE	SE	NNE	NW	W	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:50AM2.54m				9:11PM2.72m				9:41AM2.69m				9:59PM2.85m					10:24AM2.81m
Low Tide		2:32AM0.43m				2:55PM0.45m				3:26AM0.28m				3:45PM0.30m					4:12AM0.16m				4:30PM0.19m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	9	11	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	16
Feels °C	7	6	6	8	10	11	13	12	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	10	11	13	11	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	671	907	939	795	705	653	644	671	671	793	871	911	1007	1121	1007	1091	2641	2458	2160	2054	1623	1404	1240	1035
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	NW 8	WSW 18	WSW 18	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8
kJ	39	35	47	53	47	44	43	67	204	226	165	132	120	95	540	940	104	99	71	73	60	46	39	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	77	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	53	33	0	0	0	0	0	4	259	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	184	33	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	9	9	9	6	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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