Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
620 | 751 | 829 | 1092 | 2676 | 5822 | 3058 | 4987 | 6179 | 7034 | 7330 | 7598 | 7490 | 7062 | 6694 | 6364 | 6230 | 5442 | 3072 | 3267 | 2918 | 2299 | 2582 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38AM3.06m | 11:53PM3.16m | 12:14PM3.06m | 00:30AM3.13m | 12:52PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.09m | 5:44PM0.14m | 6:06AM0.08m | 6:22PM0.17m | 6:45AM0.14m | 7:02PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | N 9 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
186 | 751 | 522 | 1092 | 743 | 6 | 930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3072 | 3267 | 2918 | 2299 | 2582 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 22 | W 21 | — | W 20 |
620 | 235 | 829 | 752 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 80 | — | 194 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
131 | 18 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — |
— | 259 | 534 | 562 | 2676 | 5822 | 3058 | 4987 | 6179 | 7034 | 7330 | 7598 | 7490 | 7062 | 6694 | 6364 | 6230 | 5442 | 783 | 517 | 469 | 432 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 166 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 172 | 173 | 100 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 180 | 177 | 166 | 166 |
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