Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | W 14 | 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 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1408 | 1373 | 1392 | 1526 | 1484 | 515 | 610 | 722 | 730 | 1999 | 1995 | 2155 | 1596 | 1365 | 1591 | 1631 | 1063 | 1375 | 2594 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | 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 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 15 |
1408 | 1373 | 1392 | 1526 | 1484 | 515 | 610 | 722 | 730 | 1999 | 1995 | 2155 | 1596 | 1365 | 1591 | 1631 | 835 | 734 | 880 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 293 | 285 | 222 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | 1331 | 1150 | 1063 | 991 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 382 | 1097 | — | — | 969 | 1375 | 2594 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 172 | 166 | 100 | 166 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 172 | 173 | 88 | 177 | 174 | 184 |
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