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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 Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Fri 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 186 | 196 | 283 | 378 | 551 | 510 | 510 | 485 | 443 | 517 | 412 | 405 | 399 | 399 | 368 | 408 | 419 | 637 | 763 | 763 | 603 | 562 | 425 | 485 | 565 | 1187 | 1032 | 975 | 825 | 801 | 778 | 663 | 623 | 538 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 468 | 986 | 1049 | 980 | 838 | 758 | 608 | 639 | 1045 | 1550 | 1531 | 1512 | 1298 | 1331 | 1150 | 991 | 965 | 862 | 1831 | 2187 | 2746 | 2678 | 2543 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:20AM 3.05 | 1:50PM 2.85 | 2:17AM 2.85 | 2:50PM 2.63 | 3:20AM 2.67 | 3:59PM 2.47 | 4:30AM 2.54 | 5:11PM 2.39 | 5:41AM 2.50 | 6:18PM 2.40 | 6:42AM 2.53 | 7:14PM 2.47 | 7:33AM 2.59 | 8:00PM 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:09PM 0.22 | 7:39AM 0.28 | 8:03PM 0.44 | 8:38AM 0.48 | 9:03PM 0.63 | 9:43AM 0.65 | 10:09PM 0.77 | 10:52AM 0.75 | 11:18PM 0.82 | 11:59AM 0.75 | 12:23AM 0.81 | 12:58PM 0.70 | 1:18AM 0.74 | 1:46PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Fri 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
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