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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131212111112121111111616161514141313121212121818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)623510387305173140104956868508483851201101399986858687103156
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
30
SSE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
2.98
1:20PM
2.86
1:44AM
2.83
2:17PM
2.66
2:44AM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.09
7:09AM
0.10
7:33PM
0.26
8:04AM
0.27
8:30PM
0.44
9:07AM
0.43
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1513111087812141198899131414121110101012
Feels °C (?)10834423710633344810107766710
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