Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
W
1
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111113121212913131212111111131212121211101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1611281431861721271274660176189107245240194222513303636528449314609794
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
2.92
12:02AM
2.87
12:18PM
2.90
12:36AM
2.85
12:52PM
2.83
1:09AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
0.12
6:11AM
0.17
6:29PM
0.15
6:46AM
0.21
7:03PM
0.24
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--------7:50-------7:52-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:22-------7:21----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------131111----
Temp. °C131414141413131313141515151414151617171716161616
Feels °C (?)131313131312121212121314141211141415161615141413
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