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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 Friday 05 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1942 | 2004 | 2271 | 2248 | 1956 | 2586 | 2755 | 2619 | 2688 | 3020 | 3234 | 3424 | 3289 | 3516 | 3657 | 5243 | 4142 | 4856 | 5252 | 4665 | 3846 | 3377 | 2663 | 2186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:30AM 2.62 | 8:51PM 2.80 | 9:14AM 2.83 | 9:32PM 3.02 | 9:55AM 3.02 | 10:12PM 3.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37PM 0.56 | 3:03AM 0.41 | 3:20PM 0.34 | 3:45AM 0.17 | 4:01PM 0.15 | 4:25AM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Cobden Beach - The Channel (moderate winds from the W at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). A 3.9m swell from the WNW is too big for here
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