Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (29 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
624
253
282
347
367
610
602
594
577
480
453
434
331
326
265
238
186
142
173
322
602
1090
1849
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:50PM2.54m
9:08AM2.54m
9:29PM2.59m
9:48AM2.58m
10:07PM2.63m
10:26AM2.60m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.52m
3:18PM0.48m
3:40AM0.48m
3:57PM0.46m
4:19AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.1
N
7
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
N
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
10
Energy kJ
336
1
253
282
347
367
610
602
594
577
480
453
434
331
326
265
238
186
91
173
322
602
1090
1849
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
3
56
51
38
38
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
18
25
26
142
121
83
57
50
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
49
624
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
73
33
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
13
0
13
13
53
61
61
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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