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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131312121211111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239239236459446453440396390317312297269252285263297217214173173135135135
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
2.31
9:59AM
2.41
10:23PM
2.42
10:43AM
2.53
11:05PM
2.53
11:23AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
0.74
4:13PM
0.67
4:32AM
0.63
4:56PM
0.54
5:13AM
0.51
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset-9:08-------9:07-------9:07------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1123-------123111----
Temp. °C191918161514141617171615141416171617171614131517
Feels °C (?)19191816141314151614141413131615141616151191314
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