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Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (22 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (22 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141313131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120012001007862742731711651653643769447373367350333477469405399341341317256
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		onglassglassglasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
2.87
12:40AM
2.79
12:59PM
2.81
1:18AM
2.71
1:38PM
2.74
1:58AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.46
6:50AM
0.48
7:13PM
0.52
7:29AM
0.55
7:53PM
0.59
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:39----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C17171716151413141616161412109101516161513131314
Feels °C (?)161617161614131414131311118781314151412121213
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