Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 03 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
15.8° 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 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
468
461
384
378
373
285
280
276
158
118
227
227
253
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
135
130
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:42PM2.72m
12:01PM2.64m
00:18AM2.65m
12:39PM2.55m
00:57AM2.56m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.39m
6:11PM0.45m
6:33AM0.47m
6:49PM0.55m
7:13AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
13
15
16
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
6
8
7
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
468
468
461
384
378
373
285
280
276
158
95
227
227
253
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
135
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.3
SW
3
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.3
SW
3
0.2
W
16
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.5
NNW
6
Energy kJ
4
15
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
116
118
1
21
13
13
11
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
4
1
3
3
13
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
ESE
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
3
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
33
9
0
0
0
0
9
33
61
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
4
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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