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Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
18.4° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
WSW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)111111111120191818171616161615888888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170170170170170216205246348333371288392348101960162345338839650288710891113
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
20
NE
10
NE
20
SW
35
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glassoncrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
2.80
12:12PM
2.96
12:33AM
2.88
12:48PM
3.02
1:10AM
2.92
1:26PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
0.19
6:25PM
0.07
6:39AM
0.11
7:02PM
0.01
7:16AM
0.08
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---6:58--------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:35-------8:34-------8:31
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------21-----171--
Temp. °C161515141617171716171616151517181615161717171716
Feels °C (?)161414131516151515151416141217161012131412998
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