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Little Wanganui Surf Forecast
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Beach/River Bar
Little Wanganui surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 15.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.6 °C max: 17.1 °C min: 13.9 °C)
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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 15.4°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.6 °C max: 17.1 °C min: 13.9 °C)
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 929 | 644 | 754 | 1346 | 2716 | 2824 | 721 | 2318 | 2947 | 4176 | 4970 | 5150 | 5199 | 4702 | 3859 | 3154 | 2688 | 2252 | 1868 | 1491 | 1325 | 1030 | 849 | 823 | 703 | 594 | 549 | 452 | 437 | 361 | 349 | 343 | 296 | 317 | 355 | 433 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 446 | 433 | 427 | 421 | 342 | 312 | 307 | 307 | 303 | 294 | 289 | 309 | 299 | 294 | 284 | 237 | 217 | 164 | 167 | 371 | 351 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:29PM 2.95 | 11:45AM 2.92 | 12:04AM 2.90 | 12:22PM 2.85 | 12:43AM 2.83 | 1:03PM 2.75 | 1:26AM 2.73 | 1:50PM 2.63 | 2:17AM 2.63 | 2:48PM 2.53 | 3:20AM 2.56 | 3:58PM 2.47 | 4:32AM 2.57 | 5:15PM 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 0.35 | 5:56PM 0.34 | 6:15AM 0.41 | 6:34PM 0.43 | 6:56AM 0.49 | 7:17PM 0.53 | 7:43AM 0.58 | 8:06PM 0.64 | 8:38AM 0.67 | 9:05PM 0.72 | 9:44AM 0.70 | 10:14PM 0.75 | 10:56AM 0.66 | 11:25PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
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