Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 04 May 2026 NZST
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Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
280
276
158
118
227
181
257
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
94
130
131
138
188
181
191
186
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:01PM2.64m
00:18AM2.65m
12:39PM2.55m
00:57AM2.56m
1:19PM2.44m
1:38AM2.45m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.45m
6:33AM0.47m
6:49PM0.55m
7:13AM0.58m
7:30PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:31
1
1
7
11
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
8
7
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
10
9
10
9
9
7
10
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
N
6
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
285
280
276
158
95
227
181
257
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
94
130
34
138
188
112
139
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.3
SW
3
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
NW
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
116
118
2
13
13
12
11
1
3
3
3
3
28
8
131
181
191
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
W
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
3
3
13
21
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
14
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.9
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
7
Energy kJ
2
5
4
1
2
1
56
96
171
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
9
33
33
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
13
4
0
0
13
13
13
43
53
53
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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