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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 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 1218 | 946 | 715 | 538 | 323 | 325 | 179 | 107 | 107 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 50 | 84 | 131 | 121 | 118 | 143 | 139 | 98 | 86 | 86 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17PM 3.23 | 12:41AM 3.17 | 1:08PM 3.06 | 1:33AM 3.02 | 2:04PM 2.85 | 2:32AM 2.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:07AM -0.01 | 6:31PM 0.06 | 6:57AM 0.12 | 7:22PM 0.24 | 7:52AM 0.29 | 8:18PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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