Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.0°C

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (08 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	793	871	911	1007	1121	994	1091	2641	2458	2160	1866	1623	1422	1240	1035	936	962	1014	950	950	817	654	645
Wind (km/h)	E	E	NNE	NNW	W	SW	S	SSE	ESE	E	NNE	NW	WNW	SSW	S	E	E	E	ENE	N	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			9:41AM2.69m				9:59PM2.85m					10:24AM2.81m				10:41PM2.93m				11:04AM2.89m
Low Tide	3:26AM0.28m				3:45PM0.30m					4:12AM0.16m				4:30PM0.19m				4:54AM0.08m				5:11PM0.12m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	12	11	11	12	11	11	12	13	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	11	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	793	871	911	1007	1121	994	1091	2641	2458	2160	1866	1623	1422	1240	1035	936	962	1014	950	950	817	654	645
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	NW 8	WSW 18	WSW 18	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	WSW 20	W 20	—
kJ	226	211	157	120	95	540	940	96	71	73	59	59	45	37	43	42	41	41	41	46	75	67	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 8	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	90	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	148	240	303
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Fox River West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	13	160	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	256	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	80	80	53
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Waimarie	Little Wanganui	Waimarie		Punakaiki	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge		Fox River	Little Wanganui	Little Wanganui	Blaketown Wedge	Westport Breakwater	Little Wanganui	Fox River	Little Wanganui	Cobden Breakwater	Cobden Breakwater	Nine Mile
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Back Beach Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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