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Little Wanganui Beach

Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand

Little Wanganui Beach 5 photos

  • Little Wanganui Beach 2

    Little Wanganui Beach 2. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Little Wanganui beach, West Coast, New Zealand 01

    Little Wanganui beach, West Coast, New Zealand 01. Michal Klajban, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Little Wanganui Beach

    Little Wanganui Beach. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Little Wanganui River, West Coast, New Zealand 02

    Little Wanganui River, West Coast, New Zealand 02. Michal Klajban, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Little Wanganui River, West Coast, New Zealand 03

    Little Wanganui River, West Coast, New Zealand 03. Michal Klajban, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:01 pm
7 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
6.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
5.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
Now
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
32 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
8:02 pm
Today
5.0Fair7 am74
6.0Good8 am43
6.4Good9 am21
6.6Good10 am53
6.8Good11 am64
7.0Great12 pm85
6.3Good1 pm96
5.8Good2 pm106
5.1Fair3 pm117
4.9Fair4 pm106
5.9Good5 pm106
4.7Fair6 pm96
5.4Fair7 pm74
6.0GoodNow32
Sat
4.1Fair7 am21
4.1Fair8 am32
4.0Fair9 am95
3.9Poor10 am127
3.9Poor11 am138
4.1Fair12 pm138
4.2Fair1 pm149
4.8Fair2 pm159
4.3Fair3 pm159
4.4Fair4 pm149
4.3Fair5 pm159
4.2Fair6 pm159
4.9Fair7 pm128
5.6Good8 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 3 am, -1.3 m. High at 9 am, 1.2 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.2 mHigh 9 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.2 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 34%
  • Mon2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 100%
  • Tue3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 91%
  • Thu1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 100%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
56 km35 miWestport Airport (WSZ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources