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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | |
3649 | 3996 | 2539 | 3503 | 3399 | 3145 | 2676 | 2287 | 1836 | 1514 | 1400 | 1144 | 1011 | 888 | 762 | 778 | 639 | 558 | 629 | 292 | 803 | 358 | 480 | 605 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:44PM2.32m | 5:11AM2.45m | 5:48PM2.41m | 6:11AM2.57m | 6:46PM2.55m | 7:06AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.87m | 11:32AM0.76m | 11:55PM0.78m | 12:30PM0.60m | 00:51AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
— | — | 2539 | 3503 | 3399 | 3145 | 2676 | 2287 | 1836 | 1514 | 1400 | 1144 | 1011 | 888 | 762 | 778 | 639 | 558 | 629 | 163 | 803 | 358 | 305 | 318 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 26 | WSW 12 | WSW 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 292 | 189 | 246 | 235 | 238 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 26 | N 6 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 53 | 1 | 282 | 480 | 605 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3649 | 3996 | 528 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 127 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
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