
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
514 | 471 | 451 | 372 | 303 | 365 | 358 | 321 | 307 | 510 | 394 | 276 | 201 | 196 | 238 | 938 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:27PM2.90m | 8:58AM2.92m | 9:23PM3.10m | 9:51AM3.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.32m | 3:07PM0.27m | 3:38AM0.13m | 3:58PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 |
514 | 471 | 451 | 372 | 303 | 294 | 218 | 321 | 307 | 510 | 394 | 276 | 201 | 196 | 238 | 938 | 376 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 15 | NW 10 |
66 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 29 | 365 | 358 | 168 | 123 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 95 | 222 | 113 | 400 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 20 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 |
73 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 282 | 31 | 28 | 42 | 42 | — | 17 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 124 | 75 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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