Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 308 | 424 | 610 | 1842 | 3263 | 3216 | 3803 | 4223 | 5625 | 7487 | 8740 | 9375 | 8088 | 6910 | 5868 | 4966 | 4467 | 3934 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.26m | 6:38AM2.24m | 7:13PM2.33m | 7:42AM2.35m | 8:09PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM1.04m | 12:52PM0.99m | 1:27AM0.95m | 1:52PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 16 | W 17 | WSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 194 | 308 | 424 | 610 | 132 | 277 | 42 | 307 | 235 | — | — | 8740 | 9375 | 8088 | 6910 | 5868 | 4966 | 4467 | 3934 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | W 19 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 161 | 91 | 188 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 122 | 188 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 75 | 107 | 241 | 1842 | 3263 | 3216 | 3803 | 4223 | 5625 | 7487 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 172 | 172 | 174 | 100 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 100 | 100 | 166 | 166 | 172 | 54 |
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