Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 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 4PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
94
130
135
138
188
176
191
186
183
517
864
1031
1031
954
782
722
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
WNW
5
NW
0
S
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:39PM2.55m
00:57AM2.56m
1:19PM2.44m
1:38AM2.45m
2:03PM2.32m
2:25AM2.35m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.47m
6:49PM0.55m
7:13AM0.58m
7:30PM0.66m
7:56AM0.68m
8:15PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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7:24
7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
1
2
7
13
11
12
5
6
6
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
11
11
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
7
9
10
11
9
9
9
10
12
14
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
9
10
12
13
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
2.4
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
94
130
37
43
32
32
40
186
183
180
178
175
175
175
782
722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
11
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
13
12
1
1
3
3
3
3
28
21
135
138
188
176
191
19
43
28
8
10
175
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
W
22
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
8
2
2
2
22
9
23
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
1.1
N
6
1.7
N
6
2.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
78
247
517
864
1031
1031
954
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
13
13
13
13
53
61
197
197
197
190
80
68
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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