
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
260 | 862 | 913 | 874 | 887 | 780 | 769 | 646 | 715 | 618 | 326 | 549 | 1331 | 1339 | 1328 | 1638 | 2419 | 4540 | 12338 | 13497 | 11996 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:18AM2.75m | 10:36PM2.88m | 10:55AM2.83m | 11:12PM2.96m | 11:31AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.45m | 4:49AM0.40m | 5:02PM0.36m | 5:25AM0.31m | 5:38PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
260 | 862 | 913 | 874 | 887 | 780 | 769 | 646 | 715 | 618 | 196 | 549 | 1331 | 1339 | 507 | 675 | — | — | — | — | 11996 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 61 | 267 | 326 | 520 | 507 | 500 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — | W 16 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 139 | 186 | 268 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 146 | — | — | 1328 | 1638 | 2419 | 4540 | 12338 | 13497 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 136 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 100 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 100 |
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