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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 Jan 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
18.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)161611111111111111111112121111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190132113210260302308302313313265512503544642560314259325275331331331337
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
2.51
9:09AM
2.61
9:44PM
2.63
10:10AM
2.78
10:41PM
2.77
11:02AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.54
3:26PM
0.41
3:53AM
0.40
4:26PM
0.25
4:48AM
0.25
5:18PM
0.10
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:58-------8:57-------8:55
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615151616161615141312151516151413121215151616
Feels °C (?)141514141616131211101091191099109912101213
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