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Little Wanganui Surf Forecast
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Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3701 | 3328 | 3234 | 2937 | 2519 | 2071 | 1737 | 1389 | 1245 | 1002 | 724 | 534 | 476 | 333 | 224 | 209 | 465 | 861 | 1933 | 5092 | 5403 | 4083 | 3192 | 2534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:39AM 2.72 | 8:59PM 2.89 | 9:22AM 2.85 | 9:38PM 3.00 | 10:00AM 2.95 | 10:14PM 3.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 0.48 | 2:44PM 0.47 | 3:11AM 0.34 | 3:27PM 0.34 | 3:50AM 0.22 | 4:05PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Continuing clean conditions at Little Wanganui (light winds from the S at WestportAeroAws 55 km from Little Wanganui). 3.3m 13s groundswell from the W with a 1.4m 10s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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