Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 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 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (03 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
800
789
789
678
615
563
555
468
468
461
384
378
373
285
280
276
161
118
224
224
253
297
236
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
11:07PM2.76m
11:25AM2.71m
11:42PM2.72m
12:01PM2.64m
00:18AM2.65m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.33m
5:35PM0.37m
5:56AM0.39m
6:11PM0.45m
6:33AM0.47m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
822
800
789
789
678
615
563
555
468
468
461
384
378
373
285
280
276
161
107
224
224
253
297
236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.3
SW
3
0.2
W
16
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
5
17
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
15
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
71
118
1
21
3
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
13
3
13
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
4
9
4
2
1
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
187
73
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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