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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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | |
1881 | 1730 | 1696 | 1696 | 1422 | 1368 | 1270 | 865 | 614 | 450 | 482 | 552 | 453 | 198 | 186 | 206 | 497 | 403 | 196 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 64 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:53AM2.78m | 11:13PM2.84m | 11:31AM2.76m | 11:51PM2.81m | 12:10PM2.72m | 00:30AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.47m | 5:26AM0.48m | 5:42PM0.49m | 6:05AM0.52m | 6:21PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 |
1881 | 1730 | 1696 | 1696 | 1422 | 1368 | 1270 | 865 | 614 | 450 | 332 | 552 | 453 | 196 | 186 | 103 | 497 | 403 | 196 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 46 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 13 | N 10 | N 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
49 | 49 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 41 | 112 | 120 | 324 | 63 | 246 | 230 | 198 | 127 | 206 | 68 | 43 | 100 | 128 | 97 | 68 | 64 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 8 | W 13 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 12 |
3 | 41 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 103 | 92 | 94 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 115 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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