Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (07 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 127mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
WNW
11
5
W
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1032
1354
1380
1199
954
827
962
166
156
3816
3280
4323
5718
5649
5857
7482
5959
4079
2195
1326
961
869
1223
3420
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
25
N
30
N
15
N
40
NNE
60
NNE
60
NE
50
N
45
N
45
N
40
NW
35
W
40
WNW
40
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:03PM2.32m
2:25AM2.35m
2:53PM2.23m
3:19AM2.27m
3:53PM2.17m
4:19AM2.25m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.76m
8:45AM0.77m
9:06PM0.83m
9:41AM0.81m
10:04PM0.86m
10:42AM0.79m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
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7:28
7:30
7:31
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
9
8
8
4
8
5
17
9
7
14
2
4
4
4
5
4
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
11
13
11
13
14
16
12
8
6
8
8
7
8
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
6
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
2.5
NNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
3
NW
11
2.2
NNW
11
4
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
160
156
175
175
954
173
173
166
156
186
175
172
131
2090
1176
4079
2195
1326
420
869
1223
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
W
19
0.6
WSW
17
1.9
NNW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
Energy kJ
175
20
32
17
15
68
74
180
232
799
678
520
764
235
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
23
32
32
512
687
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
N
8
4
N
9
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
5
WNW
11
5
W
13
4.5
W
12
2.2
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
W
9
3
W
14
Energy kJ
1032
1354
1380
1199
827
962
1451
2496
3816
3280
4323
5718
5649
5857
7482
5959
961
842
747
3420
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
203
259
262
256
190
80
80
190
195
293
293
197
293
190
187
187
148
155
155
187
187
187
187
187
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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