Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (05 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
1.7
W
2
W
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414141313131414121515141515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77875862057445644934634132730422922938435636623264874496512631763200122162412
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
2.93
12:47PM
3.01
1:07AM
2.90
1:23PM
2.93
1:41AM
2.82
1:57PM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.08
7:00PM
0.05
7:15AM
0.13
7:36PM
0.14
7:51AM
0.24
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------8:12-------8:09-------8:08
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151313121315151514131313151717171716161617171717
Feels °C (?)131212101212111011111111141413131414151516151515
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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