Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
154 | 86 | 580 | 521 | 620 | 751 | 829 | 2366 | 2676 | 3049 | 4749 | 5227 | 6334 | 6131 | 7095 | 6997 | 6267 | 5879 | 5586 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:18PM3.15m | 11:38AM3.06m | 11:53PM3.16m | 12:14PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.09m | 5:44PM0.14m | 6:06AM0.08m | 6:22PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 7 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
154 | 86 | 580 | 521 | 186 | 751 | 604 | 643 | 743 | 967 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 17 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
100 | 67 | 63 | 31 | 620 | 235 | 829 | 11 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
71 | 65 | 50 | 96 | 131 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 120 | 193 | — | 246 | 385 | 2366 | 2676 | 3049 | 4749 | 5227 | 6334 | 6131 | 7095 | 6997 | 6267 | 5879 | 5586 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 100 | 129 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 166 | 172 | 166 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 166 |
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