Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
18.6° 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: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121278910111010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)893907867744633514413393328269633251382541706793619451411452412286226210
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
W
25
WSW
30
SW
20
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
2.56
9:38PM
2.56
10:01AM
2.74
10:30PM
2.71
10:49AM
2.89
11:14PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20PM
0.46
3:45AM
0.46
4:16PM
0.28
4:35AM
0.29
5:03PM
0.13
5:20AM
0.16
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:20-------8:17-------8:16----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C16171716161414131416161615131091214141413111110
Feels °C (?)1514131213121312131110119116599778887
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