Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
4
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
0.9
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111111111111181216151414139121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777610828214416936743149961859959957755694811603027345635712959921121722372322
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
SE
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
W
5
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.94
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
---422-----122-1353221338
Temp. °C161515141415161616151515151616151515141413141412
Feels °C (?)1413131313151313131314141414151210991012111110
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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