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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
16.6° 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: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
149 | 188 | 337 | 256 | 228 | 163 | 273 | 269 | 247 | 178 | 192 | 192 | 230 | 367 | 778 | 828 | 648 | 613 | 596 | 471 | 367 | 367 | 361 | 267 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.65m | 3:41AM2.69m | 4:23PM2.52m | 4:57AM2.61m | 5:40PM2.49m | 6:11AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.60m | 10:05AM0.60m | 10:34PM0.71m | 11:19AM0.65m | 11:47PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
96 | 123 | 337 | 256 | 228 | 163 | 273 | 269 | 247 | 178 | 192 | 192 | 189 | 367 | 778 | 828 | 648 | 613 | 596 | 471 | 367 | 367 | 361 | 267 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | N 13 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
149 | 188 | 2 | 79 | 81 | 71 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 30 | 123 | 230 | 127 | 6 | — | 66 | 84 | 111 | 115 | 86 | 70 | 56 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | N 14 | N 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 21 | N 16 | W 20 | W 20 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 91 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
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