Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
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 150mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
1
0
0
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
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
1.9
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
0.5
WSW
14
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
WNW
11
4
NW
11
4
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
138
188
176
191
186
356
780
1530
1920
1670
1126
932
1175
1957
107
4002
3315
4820
6619
6076
5279
3713
4963
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
NE
50
NNE
60
NNE
65
NNE
40
N
50
NNW
50
NW
45
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:38AM2.45m
2:03PM2.32m
2:25AM2.35m
2:53PM2.23m
3:19AM2.27m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.66m
7:56AM0.68m
8:15PM0.76m
8:45AM0.77m
9:06PM0.83m
9:41AM0.81m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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7:26
7:28
7:30
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5:34
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
6
14
12
8
5
6
7
17
32
10
8
7
3
4
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
10
11
10
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
8
5
8
5
5
4
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
17
4
NW
11
4
W
13
Energy kJ
25
32
32
48
67
186
183
183
180
178
175
175
175
173
173
107
158
127
175
50
290
3713
4963
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
NNW
11
Energy kJ
133
138
188
176
191
19
31
23
20
18
15
66
74
1376
1450
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
18
1.5
W
14
Energy kJ
2
2
21
9
32
886
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
1.3
N
6
1.9
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
4
N
9
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
11
5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
1
128
356
780
1530
1920
1670
1126
932
1175
1957
2424
4002
3315
4820
6619
6076
5279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
13
13
13
13
53
187
320
259
259
197
191
80
61
190
195
337
293
197
386
385
146
146
148
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
8
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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