
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
661 | 1822 | 1822 | 1972 | 1596 | 1531 | 2028 | 2322 | 3031 | 3370 | 3019 | 3677 | 6568 | 6253 | 5806 | 5582 | 5660 | 5495 | 5592 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.72m | 3:22PM2.62m | 3:57AM2.56m | 4:37PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.51m | 9:10AM0.58m | 9:42PM0.66m | 10:18AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
661 | 1822 | 1822 | 1972 | 1596 | 1531 | 1051 | 1298 | — | — | 867 | 566 | 6568 | 6253 | 5806 | 5582 | 5660 | 5495 | 5592 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 233 | 946 | 2028 | 2322 | 3031 | 3370 | 3019 | 3677 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 65 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 275 | 264 | 173 | 173 | 137 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
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