Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212181816161615141414141313131318161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1019987858687103156137337259237215341269261229173173173322437644795
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
2.66
2:44AM
2.66
3:22PM
2.48
3:53AM
2.53
4:37PM
2.36
5:09AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
0.44
9:07AM
0.43
9:35PM
0.60
10:18AM
0.56
10:47PM
0.68
11:32AM
0.60
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141412101010101212121212111111121212111111111114
Feels °C (?)101076666999998889788999912
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