Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (27 Aug):
- 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 11PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 495 | 454 | 782 | 1332 | 1822 | 2962 | 3421 | 3121 | 2275 | 1596 | 1112 | 885 | 426 | 477 | 483 | 325 | 172 | 369 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09PM2.96m | 10:28AM2.92m | 10:43PM3.08m | 11:03AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:34PM0.26m | 4:55AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 |
| kJ | 495 | 454 | 782 | 1332 | 1822 | 273 | 269 | 189 | 2275 | 1596 | 1112 | 885 | 426 | 477 | 483 | 325 | 172 | 119 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 245 | 174 | 112 | 273 | — | 11 | 11 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 135 | 263 | 275 | 197 | 149 | 100 | 85 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 40 | 39 | 85 | 173 | 166 | 137 | 103 | 90 | 369 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2962 | 3421 | 3121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 282 | 173 | 280 | 174 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 91 | 166 |
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