Larsen Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.75° S 171.49° E

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Larsen Street sea temperature is

14.3°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Larsen Street at 2PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	1	0	1	3	3	3	4	3	2	1	2	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	W 14	WSW 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 10	WNW 8	WNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1341	1147	1103	1059	886	752	660	534	1187	1411	1576	1557	1665	1460	1367	1137	951	834	780	694	322	410	588
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	E	NW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:53AM2.68m					10:09PM2.83m				10:33AM2.84m				10:50PM2.96m				11:13AM2.96m
Low Tide	3:41AM0.32m				3:58PM0.33m					4:21AM0.16m				4:40PM0.17m				5:02AM0.05m				5:22PM0.06m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	10	9	8	8	9	10	11	10	10	10	11	9	11	14	13	13	12	12	10	9	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	W 14	WSW 14	W 14	W 13	WNW 10	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	1341	1147	1103	1059	886	752	660	514	1187	1411	1576	1557	1665	1460	1367	1137	951	834	780	694	322	410	588
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 21	W 20	W 20	W 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 20	W 19	—	WSW 18	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	144	296	373	373	379	422	418	534	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	66	—	107	253	181	229
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	106	102	92
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 4	—	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	—	75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Woodpecker Bay 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	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fields Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	33	33	187	33	0	0	0	0	9	195	190	9	0	0	0	4	187	203	187	187	197
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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