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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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | |
1586 | 1555 | 1422 | 1393 | 1396 | 882 | 627 | 470 | 506 | 501 | 364 | 245 | 196 | 206 | 425 | 411 | 229 | 128 | 131 | 125 | 70 | 81 | 236 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.84m | 11:31AM2.76m | 11:51PM2.81m | 12:10PM2.72m | 00:30AM2.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.48m | 5:42PM0.49m | 6:05AM0.52m | 6:21PM0.53m | 6:45AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 |
1586 | 1555 | 1422 | 1393 | 1396 | 882 | 627 | 470 | 506 | 501 | 364 | 245 | 196 | 63 | 425 | 411 | 229 | 128 | 131 | 125 | 70 | 81 | 43 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 13 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | NNW 12 |
53 | 50 | 68 | 42 | 41 | 112 | 98 | 359 | 361 | 268 | 230 | 202 | 167 | 206 | 70 | 65 | 78 | 98 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 23 | 21 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 15 | NNW 12 | — |
48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 94 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 96 | 92 | 98 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 77 | 236 | 407 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 88 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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