
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 343 | 452 | 485 | 494 | 431 | 423 | 418 | 337 | 320 | 940 | 1051 | 1055 | 1341 | 3368 | 4042 | 8055 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6443 | 6756 | 6449 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.89m | 9:09PM3.09m | 9:35AM3.05m | 9:54PM3.23m | 10:18AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.31m | 2:53PM0.28m | 3:23AM0.12m | 3:41PM0.12m | 4:08AM-0.01m | 4:24PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
242 | 343 | 452 | 485 | 494 | 431 | 423 | 359 | 337 | 320 | 940 | 1051 | 1055 | 963 | 1153 | 4042 | 8055 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6443 | 6756 | 6449 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 43 | 200 | 276 | 273 | 259 | 314 | 418 | 322 | 286 | 453 | 578 | 942 | 1307 | 3368 | 1100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
150 | 148 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 102 | 2 | — | — | 1341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 346 | 732 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 115 | 137 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 61 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 166 |
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