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Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1339 | 1131 | 904 | 727 | 572 | 439 | 326 | 384 | 299 | 299 | 326 | 331 | 326 | 317 | 307 | 303 | 247 | 275 | 757 | 777 | 609 | 507 | 813 | 838 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 2.58 | 8:12PM 2.54 | 8:39AM 2.71 | 9:11PM 2.69 | 9:32AM 2.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:06AM 0.77 | 1:50PM 0.66 | 2:18AM 0.66 | 2:54PM 0.51 | 3:16AM 0.50 | 3:46PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
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