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Little Wanganui Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (17 surf breaks) /
Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2196 | 2355 | 2481 | 3133 | 2807 | 2620 | 2141 | 1892 | 1685 | 1643 | 1418 | 1455 | 1425 | 1389 | 1578 | 1845 | 1900 | 2246 | 1948 | 1895 | 1704 | 1533 | 1243 | 1243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36AM 2.69 | 6:15PM 2.65 | 6:48AM 2.69 | 7:24PM 2.72 | 7:56AM 2.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:19PM 0.59 | 11:56AM 0.55 | 12:29AM 0.59 | 1:04PM 0.54 | 1:38AM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
The wind is still cross-on at Little Wanganui (light winds from the SSW at WestportAeroAws 55 km from Little Wanganui). 1.7m 7s swell from the W with a 1.1m 15s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.6m 17s long period groundswell from the W. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
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