Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.8
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)1111111111111112121212111111111188111212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)331331280285285285290252233233193260289332286242398800164115701565141311651005
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
45
NNE
35
NE
45
NE
20
S
25
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
2.94
11:30PM
2.88
11:50AM
3.05
12:15AM
2.94
12:33PM
3.09
12:57AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.10
5:37AM
0.13
6:05PM
0.00
6:22AM
0.06
6:49PM
-0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:41
Sunset---8:55-------8:54-------8:53----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------24225-----
Temp. °C151516161513121215161717171718181816151714131111
Feels °C (?)131012131312111013141414151416101381211111088
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