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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
978 | 1363 | 3649 | 3937 | 2539 | 3503 | 3193 | 3102 | 2676 | 2121 | 1836 | 1538 | 1269 | 1144 | 1011 | 874 | 762 | 778 | 666 | 558 | 549 | 297 | 721 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:44PM2.32m | 5:11AM2.45m | 5:48PM2.41m | 6:11AM2.57m | 6:46PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.85m | 10:54PM0.87m | 11:32AM0.76m | 11:55PM0.78m | 12:30PM0.60m | 00:51AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
978 | 1363 | — | — | 2539 | 3503 | 3193 | 3102 | 2676 | 2121 | 1836 | 1538 | 1269 | 1144 | 1011 | 874 | 762 | 778 | 666 | 558 | 549 | 137 | 721 | 755 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 24 | W 24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 297 | 189 | 282 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 26 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 53 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
901 | 836 | 3649 | 3937 | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 166 | 100 | 127 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 91 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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