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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | |
176 | 225 | 280 | 522 | 509 | 496 | 435 | 423 | 346 | 341 | 346 | 331 | 299 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 181 | 176 | 173 | 127 | 108 | 116 | 180 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:40PM3.28m | 12:06PM3.18m | 00:31AM3.21m | 1:00PM3.05m | 1:25AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM-0.00m | 5:55AM0.00m | 6:19PM0.09m | 6:49AM0.09m | 7:12PM0.21m | 7:45AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
176 | 178 | 280 | 522 | 509 | 496 | 435 | 423 | 346 | 341 | 346 | 331 | 299 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 181 | 176 | 173 | 127 | 39 | 116 | 180 | 168 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
163 | 225 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 108 | 75 | 72 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 35 | 44 | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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