
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1670 | 1768 | 2205 | 2948 | 3053 | 2075 | 1553 | 636 | 611 | 826 | 1026 | 1326 | 1644 | 2800 | 3333 | 2964 | 6062 | 5327 | 4936 | 4168 | 3808 | 3216 | 2511 | 2027 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.73m | 1:27AM2.83m | 1:49PM2.69m | 2:07AM2.79m | 2:32PM2.64m | 2:51AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.43m | 7:17PM0.47m | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:57PM0.51m | 8:25AM0.47m | 8:41PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 20 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
1670 | 1768 | 2205 | 121 | 3053 | 2075 | 1553 | 539 | 611 | 826 | 1026 | 1326 | 1644 | 2800 | 3333 | 2964 | 6062 | 5327 | 4936 | 4168 | 3808 | 3216 | 2511 | 2027 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 18 | — | NNW 7 | — | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
30 | 53 | 71 | 50 | 354 | 413 | 504 | 606 | 343 | 249 | 257 | 362 | 524 | 68 | 67 | 1299 | — | 10 | — | 4 | 68 | 151 | 133 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 548 | 529 | 391 | 126 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2948 | — | — | — | 636 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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