Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 10 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (11 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
14
2.4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
21
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1923
1939
3621
3405
2817
2287
1909
1783
1491
1335
1070
949
833
742
645
703
333
780
480
490
476
458
755
673
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SW
0
NE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:22AM2.30m
6:00PM2.26m
6:22AM2.41m
6:57PM2.40m
7:17AM2.56m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.83m
11:43AM0.70m
00:06AM0.74m
12:40PM0.56m
1:02AM0.60m
1:33PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
5
7
11
6
7
8
8
10
11
12
11
11
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1181
1403
3621
3405
2817
2287
1909
1783
1491
1335
1070
949
833
742
645
703
192
780
480
490
433
373
755
673
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
14
2.4
W
13
1.1
WSW
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
26
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
Energy kJ
1923
1939
313
3
3
3
3
3
333
65
213
166
476
458
671
651
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.1
N
11
0.4
WSW
24
0.5
WSW
23
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
13
3
186
309
166
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
9
9
0
33
17
17
43
61
9
9
0
0
0
9
33
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
8
6
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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