Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1132 | 446 | 495 | 429 | 799 | 1332 | 1699 | 2893 | 3345 | 3065 | 1993 | 1397 | 942 | 795 | 398 | 785 | 573 | 489 | 260 | 369 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM2.80m | 10:09PM2.96m | 10:28AM2.92m | 10:43PM3.08m | 11:03AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.38m | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:34PM0.26m | 4:55AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1132 | 446 | 495 | 429 | 799 | 1332 | 1699 | 213 | 213 | 3065 | 1993 | 1397 | 942 | 795 | 329 | 785 | 573 | 489 | 260 | 264 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 24 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 19 |
| kJ | 154 | 258 | 157 | 245 | 174 | 112 | 276 | — | 11 | 192 | 184 | 181 | 135 | 135 | 318 | 234 | 192 | 153 | 122 | 89 | 580 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 21 | WNW 8 | W 19 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 92 | 132 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 398 | 180 | 121 | 308 | 76 | 369 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2893 | 3345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 203 | 276 | 280 | 174 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 92 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 119 | 119 | 166 |
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