Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 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 12PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
2.4
WSW
2.2
W
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)87788991013131313131314141415999101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47831129559394710811156110924962458232323592187149120092005138210078689401019110324802233
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
10
W
25
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NW
35
WNW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
2.92
1:26PM
3.03
1:48AM
2.91
2:05PM
2.98
2:28AM
2.84
2:48PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.08
7:40PM
0.02
7:56AM
0.11
8:20PM
0.09
8:38AM
0.20
9:04PM
0.23
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:31-------8:30-------8:29--
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-31------------53------
Temp. °C161617171616151414131515161615151516161616161615
Feels °C (?)11141397789991110111212111010999111212
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