Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (28 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
336
336
253
282
347
367
610
602
594
577
480
453
434
326
326
265
238
186
142
141
261
511
Wind (km/h)
10
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:26AM2.50m
8:50PM2.54m
9:08AM2.54m
9:29PM2.59m
9:48AM2.58m
10:07PM2.63m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.50m
2:59AM0.52m
3:18PM0.48m
3:40AM0.48m
3:57PM0.46m
4:19AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
10
8
6
5
8
7
8
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
9
12
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
N
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
336
336
336
336
253
282
347
367
610
602
594
577
480
453
434
326
326
265
238
186
50
141
261
511
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
20
1
1
1
66
57
38
40
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
18
25
142
121
85
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.1
N
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
E
2
Energy kJ
30
49
63
1
8
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
170
73
73
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
0
13
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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