Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 4PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
11
5.5
NW
11
5.5
NW
12
5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
130
133
138
188
179
191
186
428
860
1530
1575
1430
1233
1034
1365
1716
107
141
3540
4232
7502
7886
6172
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
35
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
50
N
50
NNE
55
NNE
65
NNE
45
NNW
50
N
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:19PM2.44m
1:38AM2.45m
2:03PM2.32m
2:25AM2.35m
2:53PM2.23m
3:19AM2.27m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.58m
7:30PM0.66m
7:56AM0.68m
8:15PM0.76m
8:45AM0.77m
9:06PM0.83m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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7:26
7:26
7:28
7:30
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5:34
5:31
5:30
5:30
2
6
13
15
5
7
5
6
24
13
8
12
12
3
3
3
2
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
9
11
14
13
13
12
9
9
7
7
9
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
N
6
0.6
WSW
16
1
N
6
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
3
NW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
94
130
133
33
188
62
191
186
183
183
180
1575
175
175
175
175
173
107
141
145
172
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
WSW
16
0.1
N
10
0.6
WSW
15
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
28
12
18
138
2
179
21
19
16
175
23
18
18
29
64
69
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
8
2
2
64
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.8
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
4
N
9
4.5
N
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
11
5.5
NW
11
5.5
NW
12
5
NW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
39
80
128
428
860
1530
1430
1233
1034
1365
1716
2252
3826
3540
4232
7502
7886
6172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
4
0
13
13
13
13
53
187
197
259
259
197
190
190
190
190
195
298
298
407
197
293
293
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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