Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
711 | 589 | 572 | 563 | 246 | 402 | 507 | 580 | 529 | 437 | 437 | 361 | 289 | 258 | 232 | 277 | 524 | 834 | 879 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.41m | 4:10AM2.32m | 4:46PM2.29m | 5:22AM2.23m | 6:02PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.91m | 10:30AM0.95m | 11:06PM1.02m | 11:40AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 13 | W 19 |
711 | 589 | 572 | 563 | 246 | 402 | 507 | 580 | 529 | 437 | 437 | 361 | 289 | 258 | 232 | 277 | 524 | 90 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 19 | W 20 | W 13 | WSW 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | 44 | 206 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 29 | 69 | 90 | 122 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | N 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 19 | 834 | 879 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 173 |
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