Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

13.7°C

Larsen Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WSW 11	WSW 11	NNW 7	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	271	263	206	203	158	156	102	192	192	162	128	124	309	279	266	211	182	169	141	191	187	84	318	669
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	NNE	WSW	W	ENE	ENE	NW	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:26AM2.51m				8:46PM2.64m				9:15AM2.61m				9:34PM2.70m				9:59AM2.70m					10:16PM2.75m
Low Tide			2:30PM0.50m				3:00AM0.36m				3:21PM0.40m				3:46AM0.30m					4:06PM0.33m				4:27AM0.26m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	8:22
mm	—	—	1	3	3	6	4	2	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	14	14	13	12	11	13	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NNW 7	WSW 11	NNW 7	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	271	263	206	203	158	156	102	71	192	162	128	81	309	279	266	211	182	169	141	104	187	84	318	669
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	NW 7	—	—	—	N 11	N 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	NW 8	WSW 10	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	28	28	11	—	—	—	2	2	70	47	48	56	56	52	69	93	91	88	117	191	67	83	76	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	NW 7	N 9	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	W 21	NW 9	W 20	W 16	W 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	N 6	WSW 7	WSW 10	WSW 10
kJ	23	16	14	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	21	8	5	8	30	30	21	21	44	50	19	37	82	102
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 7	—	—	—	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	39	99	98	77	132	192	—	—	—	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Gore Bay Canterbury	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Gore Bay Canterbury	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	4	4	137	13	13	13	53	53	195	80	195	137	13	4	0	0	9	250	160	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge	Little Wanganui		Little Wanganui	Waimarie	Waimarie	Little Wanganui	Nine Mile		Cobden Breakwater	Okarito Beach	Okarito Beach	Nine Mile	Nine Mile	Nine Mile	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge		Haast Beach	Blaketown Wedge	Little Wanganui	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge	Blaketown Wedge
Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2	2	1	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		1	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangahume Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Stent Road Taranaki	Moureeses Northland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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