Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 04 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.8° 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 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
227
181
257
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
94
130
133
138
188
176
188
186
183
183
178
1357
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
35
NNE
40
NE
45
N
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM2.65m
12:39PM2.55m
00:57AM2.56m
1:19PM2.44m
1:38AM2.45m
2:03PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.45m
6:33AM0.47m
6:49PM0.55m
7:13AM0.58m
7:30PM0.66m
7:56AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:35
5:34
5:31
2
11
22
7
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
8
10
11
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
11
8
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
95
227
181
257
297
236
229
139
137
137
98
98
94
130
133
37
35
42
39
42
183
183
178
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
14
0.3
SW
3
0.2
W
16
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
NNW
6
0.5
N
5
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
14
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
118
2
21
13
13
12
11
1
3
3
3
3
28
7
14
138
188
176
188
186
28
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNW
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
13
3
3
3
3
2
8
2
4
2
20
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
3
1.2
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.5
N
8
3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
4
102
280
822
1357
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
4
0
0
13
13
13
53
195
259
197
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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