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Little Wanganui Surf Forecast
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Beach/River Bar
Little Wanganui surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 23 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is 15.6°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.6 °C max: 17.3 °C min: 13.9 °C)
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is 15.6°C (Statistics for 23 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.6 °C max: 17.3 °C min: 13.9 °C)
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 783 | 938 | 1393 | 1059 | 899 | 778 | 778 | 767 | 597 | 415 | 563 | 408 | 651 | 1350 | 1123 | 974 | 679 | 913 | 905 | 706 | 1146 | 1343 | 1702 | 2940 | 2904 | 3116 | 3637 | 3827 | 4089 | 3953 | 3516 | 3067 | 2650 | 2265 | 1842 | 1505 | 1341 | 986 | 836 | 713 | 623 | 581 | 461 | 432 | 355 | 343 | 273 | 268 | 356 | 390 | 402 | 402 | 475 | 396 | 390 | 367 | 431 | 317 | 317 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22PM 2.92 | 10:36AM 2.96 | 10:55PM 2.96 | 11:10AM 2.96 | 11:29PM 2.95 | 11:45AM 2.92 | 12:04AM 2.90 | 12:22PM 2.85 | 12:43AM 2.83 | 1:03PM 2.75 | 1:26AM 2.73 | 1:50PM 2.63 | 2:17AM 2.63 | 2:48PM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:29AM 0.34 | 4:47PM 0.26 | 5:03AM 0.32 | 5:21PM 0.28 | 5:38AM 0.35 | 5:56PM 0.34 | 6:15AM 0.41 | 6:34PM 0.43 | 6:56AM 0.49 | 7:17PM 0.53 | 7:43AM 0.58 | 8:06PM 0.64 | 8:38AM 0.67 | 9:05PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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