Larsen Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WNW
12
2.4
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
631
613
580
458
444
367
298
383
363
251
547
505
367
269
263
196
1360
1400
1273
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:37PM2.74m
9:10AM2.74m
9:32PM2.92m
10:02AM2.88m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.27m
3:18PM0.27m
3:49AM0.10m
4:09PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
9
8
6
6
7
9
9
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
5
6
7
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