Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2.2
W
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
2.4
WSW
2.2
W
2.3
W
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)16161578887788991013131313131314141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3923482632332765554212762635445831131107911992496245822872323218714912009200521971137
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
25
NE
5
NE
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
35
NW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
3.02
1:10AM
2.92
1:26PM
3.03
1:48AM
2.91
2:05PM
2.98
2:28AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.01
7:16AM
0.08
7:40PM
0.02
7:56AM
0.11
8:20PM
0.09
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:34-------8:31-------8:30----
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
12---1--31------------46
Temp. °C161516171717161617171716151414131515161515151616
Feels °C (?)151116131312121413997889101311111112121110
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