Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.1°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 12PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (09 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	NNW 8	WSW 15	NNW 9	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2458	2160	2054	1795	1422	1240	1035	911	962	1014	950	950	817	654	645	604	498	474	487	409	376	366	293
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	N	WNW	W	SSW	S	ESE	E	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide				10:24AM2.81m				10:41PM2.93m				11:04AM2.89m				11:20PM2.96m				11:41AM2.92m
Low Tide		4:12AM0.16m				4:30PM0.19m				4:54AM0.08m				5:11PM0.12m				5:32AM0.07m				5:49PM0.12m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	15	15	14	13	15	13	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	10	10	8	9	13	9	12	11	12	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NW 9
kJ	2458	2160	2054	1795	1422	1240	1035	911	962	1014	950	950	817	654	645	306	330	223	362	409	360	338	269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	WSW 20	W 20	—	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	71	73	69	45	45	43	55	41	42	42	48	61	75	67	—	604	498	474	487	392	376	366	293
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 9	N 8	—	—	—	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	144	42	—	—	—	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	168	243	315	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	256	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	80	68	53	13	0	13	4	190	43	17	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge		Punakaiki	Fox River	Little Wanganui	Blaketown Wedge	Westport Breakwater	Little Wanganui	Fox River	Tauranga Bay	Cobden Breakwater	Nine Mile	Little Wanganui	Nine Mile	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Okarito Beach	Punakaiki	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7	9	5	9	9

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