Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
2
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.8
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)181716161616151578877789910131213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)348333371288392348263193434582357261282465878113111891224110921652182212121541468
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
30
NE
10
NE
25
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
2.88
12:48PM
3.02
1:10AM
2.92
1:26PM
3.03
1:48AM
2.91
2:05PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.11
7:02PM
0.01
7:16AM
0.08
7:40PM
0.02
7:56AM
0.11
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:34-------8:31-------8:30
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----21---1132----------
Temp. °C161616171615161716171715171717161515141314151616
Feels °C (?)141515151510151312121312139888991011111212
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