Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131398888151588141312121111111010101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13513517618121220617213730530913113533679965074365755141534626020916390
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
5
SSE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
2.29
2:47AM
2.27
3:18PM
2.15
3:48AM
2.16
4:27PM
2.07
5:02AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.82
9:08AM
0.86
9:33PM
0.94
10:12AM
0.95
10:42PM
0.99
11:25AM
0.93
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset-6:14-------6:12-------6:10------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11321-----------------
Temp. °C161616171716171616161514131213151414131413131517
Feels °C (?)151413151617181512121212111011131213121211111315
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