Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313131111111111131212129131312121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63170460410285065066635692022021611281431861721271274558176203237240236
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
2.89
11:28PM
2.84
11:43AM
2.92
12:02AM
2.87
12:18PM
2.90
12:36AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
0.23
5:19PM
0.13
5:35AM
0.17
5:55PM
0.12
6:11AM
0.17
6:29PM
0.15
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:48-------7:48-------7:50-----
Sunset-----7:25-------7:24-------7:22--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141314151515141414141314141414141313131415151515
Feels °C (?)121112121315131313131213121213131212121315151513
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