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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 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
17.1° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121279999911111111111111111111111113131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24215086386416367320220190256256256319319265260260260270167384373413419
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
E
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
0
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
2.91
11:27PM
2.88
11:43AM
3.05
12:05AM
2.99
12:22PM
3.12
12:44AM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.09
5:33AM
0.11
5:56PM
-0.04
6:12AM
0.01
6:35PM
-0.09
6:52AM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:50-------7:49-------7:46----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1361--------------------
Temp. °C161615161616151516171717161514141515151515141414
Feels °C (?)141412131516141416161514141413131514141614131313
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