Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 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
18.0° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (06 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (06 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)101011131312121211111111131312121212141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2311951983263124003934445125516065457648517997867997841267758811799828816
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
0
NNW
5
N
10
E
5
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
NW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
2.79
2:33PM
2.82
2:54AM
2.65
3:11PM
2.64
3:34AM
2.50
3:52PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.12
8:24AM
0.24
8:48PM
0.27
9:04AM
0.39
9:27PM
0.45
9:45AM
0.57
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise---6:43-------6:45-------6:46----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:49-------8:47
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------221-------------
Temp. °C161515141616161616171616171717171716161617171817
Feels °C (?)141413111211131717171616181616181816151516151513
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