Larsen Street surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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
17.9° 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 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212131314141313131312121212127881011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9951009977947715766774854893907767744633514413393328322669210270412706903
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
2.42
8:34PM
2.41
9:03AM
2.56
9:38PM
2.56
10:01AM
2.74
10:30PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
0.62
2:43AM
0.62
3:20PM
0.46
3:45AM
0.46
4:16PM
0.28
4:35AM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:22-------8:20-------8:17----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151616161616161516161616151413131516161615131110
Feels °C (?)14141413151615141513121213131212141191181085
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