
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
631 | 622 | 514 | 471 | 451 | 372 | 303 | 365 | 358 | 321 | 307 | 510 | 394 | 276 | 201 | 196 | 354 | 1113 | 493 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:27PM2.90m | 8:58AM2.92m | 9:23PM3.10m | 9:51AM3.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.32m | 3:07PM0.27m | 3:38AM0.13m | 3:58PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 |
631 | 622 | 514 | 471 | 451 | 372 | 303 | 294 | 218 | 321 | 307 | 510 | 394 | 276 | 201 | 104 | 354 | 1113 | 493 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 7 | WSW 16 | WNW 12 | W 15 | NW 10 |
110 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 29 | 365 | 358 | 168 | 123 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 196 | 243 | 113 | 441 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 20 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | W 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 |
101 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 282 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 96 | 177 | 75 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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