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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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
390 | 378 | 263 | 206 | 206 | 147 | 147 | 109 | 85 | 98 | 95 | 125 | 121 | 163 | 163 | 233 | 389 | 384 | 384 | 433 | 415 | 317 | 282 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.53m | 6:35AM2.63m | 7:08PM2.57m | 7:28AM2.65m | 7:57PM2.63m | 8:14AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.68m | 12:51PM0.58m | 1:13AM0.65m | 1:41PM0.55m | 2:03AM0.61m | 2:26PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
390 | 378 | 263 | 206 | 206 | 147 | 147 | 109 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 125 | 121 | 163 | 163 | 233 | 389 | 384 | 384 | 433 | 415 | 317 | 282 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 30 | 55 | 85 | 98 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 95 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 111 | 54 |
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