Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (27 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
97
105
123
183
180
233
389
542
534
367
347
336
336
336
506
277
277
347
362
602
594
585
569
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
WNW
0
SSE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
7:19PM2.42m
7:40AM2.48m
8:07PM2.48m
8:26AM2.50m
8:50PM2.54m
9:08AM2.54m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.61m
1:52PM0.53m
2:15AM0.57m
2:37PM0.50m
2:59AM0.52m
3:18PM0.48m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
7
6
6
7
8
6
8
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
102
97
105
91
90
180
233
389
542
534
367
347
336
336
336
506
277
277
347
362
602
594
585
569
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
99
97
89
123
183
80
1
1
1
1
12
13
21
20
1
1
44
45
36
26
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
105
17
29
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
170
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
4
4
5
4
4
9
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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