
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
430 | 587 | 653 | 744 | 1376 | 2666 | 2940 | 3386 | 2891 | 2726 | 2469 | 2181 | 1525 | 1641 | 1519 | 1391 | 1354 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11PM3.15m | 10:32AM3.11m | 10:48PM3.23m | 11:09AM3.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.05m | 4:39PM0.09m | 5:00AM-0.01m | 5:17PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 23 | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 10 |
430 | 587 | 653 | 28 | 27 | 42 | — | 3386 | 2891 | 148 | 2469 | 2181 | 555 | 390 | 418 | 562 | 1354 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 |
111 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 83 | 82 | — | 198 | 270 | 339 | 404 | — | — | 529 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — |
— | — | — | 744 | 1376 | 2666 | 2940 | — | — | 2726 | — | — | 1525 | 1641 | 1519 | 1391 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 166 | 100 | 177 | 237 | 124 | 54 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 173 |
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