Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 930 | 670 | 487 | 273 | 207 | 226 | 185 | 129 | 125 | 218 | 560 | 922 | 1287 | 1501 | 1765 | 1726 | 1431 | 1216 | 1202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:22AM3.02m | 12:42PM2.90m | 00:58AM3.00m | 1:20PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.28m | 6:36AM0.24m | 6:49PM0.30m | 7:13AM0.26m | 7:28PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 930 | 670 | 487 | 273 | 207 | 226 | 185 | 129 | 125 | 110 | 101 | 922 | 1287 | 1501 | 1765 | 1726 | 1431 | 1216 | 1012 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 32 | 147 | 153 | 106 | 82 | 102 | 93 | 93 | 560 | 115 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 21 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 38 | 72 | 119 | 125 | 218 | 91 | 101 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | 247 | 376 | 654 | 953 | 1202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 166 | 172 | 174 | 173 |
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