Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Larsen Street today?

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121113121111119101010111111121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198720842049201516731413346832782166170816572005272128393023326232102944286527392440211918201665
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
E
15
E
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
25
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-6:04-------6:02-------6:00------
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
25553---114322212111-1-1
Temp. °C151413131212121414141514131313141414131312111315
Feels °C (?)1211111111910111197634345679991011
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