
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
275 | 452 | 698 | 863 | 818 | 790 | 571 | 459 | 435 | 517 | 714 | 655 | 655 | 891 | 1012 | 846 | 924 | 817 | 761 | 598 | 446 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.56m | 5:27AM2.58m | 6:08PM2.58m | 6:46AM2.63m | 7:22PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.63m | 11:09PM0.69m | 11:48AM0.66m | 00:25AM0.65m | 1:02PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
275 | 452 | 698 | 863 | 34 | 790 | 571 | 459 | 435 | 517 | 714 | 655 | 655 | 891 | 1012 | 846 | 924 | 817 | 438 | 598 | 446 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 |
39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | — | 33 | 31 | 122 | 74 | 82 | 329 | 422 | 321 | 225 | 284 | 365 | 355 | 261 | 761 | 246 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | — | W 14 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
7 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 26 | 68 | 29 | 49 | 125 | — | — | 142 | 354 | 354 | 243 | 232 | 304 | 250 | 308 | 299 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 199 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 54 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 88 | 88 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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