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Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
879 | 790 | 627 | 882 | 871 | 702 | 543 | 443 | 431 | 331 | 247 | 232 | 176 | 225 | 280 | 522 | 509 | 496 | 435 | 423 | 423 | 341 | 346 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:25AM3.27m | 10:50PM3.28m | 11:15AM3.26m | 11:40PM3.28m | 12:06PM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.01m | 4:38PM-0.03m | 5:04AM-0.03m | 5:28PM-0.00m | 5:55AM0.00m | 6:19PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
879 | 790 | 627 | 882 | 871 | 702 | 543 | 443 | 431 | 331 | 247 | 232 | 176 | 178 | 280 | 522 | 509 | 496 | 435 | 423 | 423 | 341 | 346 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 |
158 | 145 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 33 | 67 | 117 | 163 | 225 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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