Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). 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 157mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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)
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
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
0.7
WSW
14
1.4
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
0.5
WSW
14
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
98
94
130
133
138
188
176
191
186
183
287
1294
1452
1321
1206
1183
1611
2028
108
4010
3446
4202
5288
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
45
N
40
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
25
N
55
N
40
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:57AM2.56m
1:19PM2.44m
1:38AM2.45m
2:03PM2.32m
2:25AM2.35m
2:53PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.58m
7:30PM0.66m
7:56AM0.68m
8:15PM0.76m
8:45AM0.77m
9:06PM0.83m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
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
5
12
15
9
6
6
11
25
28
7
9
10
3
3
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
15
9
11
12
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
7
12
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
1.4
NW
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
19
Energy kJ
98
98
94
130
25
33
41
50
191
186
183
287
160
178
175
175
175
175
173
108
158
142
175
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.3
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
3
3
28
12
133
138
188
176
21
19
29
183
21
20
31
17
69
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
3
2
8
2
2
2
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.2
N
7
3
NNW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
4
N
9
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
61
99
293
507
1294
1452
1321
1206
1183
1611
2028
2850
4010
3446
4202
5288
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
13
13
13
13
13
53
187
197
197
187
256
197
190
80
190
195
337
293
464
197
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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