Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
15.7° 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 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)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 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
704
588
444
437
431
345
609
706
706
583
813
1982
1846
1637
1443
1360
1106
929
823
713
572
537
439
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:54PM2.34m
6:22AM2.47m
7:01PM2.40m
7:24AM2.54m
7:56PM2.49m
8:15AM2.61m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.68m
12:41PM0.56m
1:05AM0.61m
1:39PM0.48m
2:00AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
15
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
9
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
10
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
763
704
588
444
437
431
345
609
706
706
583
423
1982
1846
1637
1443
1360
1106
929
823
713
572
537
439
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.1
W
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
91
93
105
86
70
70
8
64
528
813
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
31
6
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
24
Energy kJ
9
9
8
5
4
4
6
6
3
3
13
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
33
9
0
0
0
0
0
33
33
33
0
0
0
0
0
13
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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