Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
16.7° 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 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131414141616141414141313131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4463623073214592974494271055735756624580468384294235224164161156150143173
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
2.93
2:31PM
2.88
2:55AM
2.79
3:23PM
2.68
3:50AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.06
8:20AM
0.13
8:45PM
0.23
9:12AM
0.29
9:39PM
0.44
10:11AM
0.48
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:37-------7:39-------7:41-
Sunset-7:44-------7:42-------7:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151515151516161616151515171717171617161718
Feels °C (?)10912131414151515151615141414161515161516141616
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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