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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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
173 | 127 | 76 | 168 | 264 | 272 | 327 | 363 | 456 | 392 | 486 | 364 | 335 | 410 | 392 | 402 | 370 | 579 | 514 | 356 | 735 | 613 | 522 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:25AM3.09m | 1:57PM2.88m | 2:24AM2.95m | 2:58PM2.72m | 3:26AM2.81m | 4:03PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.21m | 7:45AM0.22m | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:45AM0.36m | 9:08PM0.50m | 9:48AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
173 | 127 | 57 | 168 | 264 | 272 | 327 | 363 | 456 | 392 | 486 | 364 | 335 | 410 | 392 | 402 | 370 | 579 | 514 | 331 | 735 | 613 | 522 | 447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 19 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 |
8 | 27 | 76 | 75 | 48 | 84 | 104 | 233 | 146 | 345 | 344 | 357 | 318 | 246 | 213 | 246 | 207 | 168 | 151 | 356 | 113 | 111 | 88 | 119 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 6 | WSW 17 | W 15 | N 7 | WSW 15 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | W 24 |
— | — | 28 | 35 | 23 | 47 | 27 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 45 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 28 | 56 | 110 | 4 | 231 | 121 | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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