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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | |
755 | 804 | 673 | 662 | 1484 | 1180 | 962 | 950 | 817 | 756 | 610 | 557 | 465 | 459 | 421 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 271 | 271 | 323 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:39PM2.74m | 7:58AM2.91m | 8:28PM2.93m | 8:47AM3.08m | 9:15PM3.09m | 9:36AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.46m | 2:13PM0.25m | 2:35AM0.28m | 3:02PM0.10m | 3:24AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
755 | 673 | 673 | 538 | 1484 | 1180 | 962 | 950 | 817 | 756 | 610 | 557 | 465 | 459 | 421 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 25 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 |
640 | 804 | 591 | 662 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 44 | 97 | 227 | 323 | 380 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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