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Larsen Street Surf Forecast
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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° 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: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Larsen Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | |
411 | 304 | 295 | 290 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 173 | 170 | 110 | 165 | 382 | 476 | 650 | 682 | 687 | 963 | 659 | 714 | 783 | 743 | 621 | 620 | 622 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:41AM3.01m | 1:12PM2.85m | 1:36AM2.90m | 2:10PM2.69m | 2:35AM2.76m | 3:11PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.12m | 7:00AM0.08m | 7:23PM0.24m | 7:57AM0.20m | 8:20PM0.37m | 8:57AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 411 | 304 | 295 | 290 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 173 | 170 | 29 | 106 | 73 | 87 | 166 | 230 | 687 | 963 | 659 | 714 | 783 | 743 | 621 | 620 | 622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 21 | NW 4 | W 12 | WSW 19 | WNW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 110 | 35 | 25 | 47 | 46 | 228 | 478 | 531 | 628 | 414 | 313 | 250 | 188 | 157 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 102 | 80 | 60 | 54 | 39 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 165 | 382 | 476 | 650 | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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