
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2310 | 2080 | 1121 | 911 | 1275 | 1257 | 1091 | 1075 | 926 | 913 | 792 | 769 | 651 | 642 | 538 | 530 | 530 | 424 | 424 | 285 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:03PM2.89m | 2:24AM2.94m | 2:50PM2.73m | 3:11AM2.74m | 3:40PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.18m | 8:12PM0.31m | 8:41AM0.35m | 9:00PM0.50m | 9:29AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
2310 | 2080 | 1121 | 911 | 1275 | 1257 | 1091 | 1075 | 926 | 913 | 792 | 769 | 651 | 642 | 538 | 530 | 530 | 424 | 424 | 285 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
— | — | 235 | 267 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 59 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
— | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 61 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 54 |
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