
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1392 | 1526 | 1643 | 503 | 682 | 724 | 663 | 1822 | 1995 | 2167 | 1596 | 1576 | 2124 | 1802 | 3123 | 3951 | 4310 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:55AM2.89m | 2:22PM2.77m | 2:49AM2.72m | 3:22PM2.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.36m | 8:13AM0.41m | 8:39PM0.51m | 9:10AM0.58m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
1392 | 1526 | 1643 | 503 | 682 | 724 | 663 | 1822 | 1995 | 2167 | 1596 | 1576 | 2124 | 760 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 293 | 167 | 222 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | 1038 | 849 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | 1220 | — | 1802 | 3123 | 3951 | 4310 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 279 | 432 | 280 |
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