
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
926 | 920 | 989 | 1073 | 1144 | 995 | 812 | 773 | 657 | 647 | 556 | 161 | 345 | 464 | 524 | 708 | 1405 | 1854 | 1927 | 2646 | 1202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:20AM2.85m | 9:35PM3.01m | 9:56AM3.00m | 10:11PM3.15m | 10:32AM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.34m | 3:47AM0.18m | 4:01PM0.19m | 4:23AM0.05m | 4:39PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | W 23 | — | WNW 10 |
926 | 920 | 989 | 1073 | 1144 | 995 | 812 | 773 | 657 | 647 | 556 | 98 | 345 | 464 | 524 | 24 | — | 25 | 40 | — | 1202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | NW 7 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | W 23 | — | — | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | 73 | 113 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 42 | — | — | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 708 | 1405 | 1854 | 1927 | 2646 | 963 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 100 | 100 | 250 | 137 | 129 | 100 |
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