Larsen Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Larsen Street on the West Coast is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Larsen Street Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Larsen Street:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tauranga Bay (Westport)	2 mi
Second closest break	Shingles	6 mi
Third closest break	Nine Mile Beach	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Westport Breakwater	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Charleston	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Larsen Street:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4505 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4554 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4794 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4855 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5016 mi
Tide stations nearest to Larsen Street:
Closest tide station	Westport, New Zealand	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Greymouth, New Zealand	50 mi
Third closest tide station	Hokitika River Bar, New Zealand	72 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mapua, New Zealand	90 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mapua, New Zealand(2)	90 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Larsen Street:
Closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	71 mi
Second closest ski area	Temple Basin (New Zealand)	81 mi
Third closest ski area	Hanmer (New Zealand)	85 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Craigieburn (New Zealand)	95 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Broken River (New Zealand)	96 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Larsen Street:
Closest city location	Westport (New Zealand)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Greymouth (New Zealand)	52 mi
Third closest city location	Hokitika (New Zealand)	72 mi
Fourth closest city location	Wakefield (New Zealand)	85 mi
Fifth closest city location	Brightwater (New Zealand)	88 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Larsen Street is Westport Airport (WSZ) in New Zealand, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Larsen Street is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 115 km (71 miles) away.
• Third is Nelson Airport (NSN) in New Zealand, 153 km (95 miles) away.
• Woodbourne Airport (BHE) in New Zealand is 200 km (124 miles) away.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Larsen Street and is 212 km (132 miles) away.