
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 84 | 81 | 106 | 93 | 79 | 137 | 181 | 280 | 313 | 1321 | 1425 | 1701 | 2053 | 2495 | 2052 | 2935 | 1902 | 1404 | 624 | 688 | 609 | 953 | 1603 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:12AM2.87m | 12:31PM2.76m | 00:49AM2.86m | 1:09PM2.73m | 1:27AM2.83m | 1:49PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.44m | 6:26AM0.43m | 6:39PM0.44m | 7:04AM0.43m | 7:17PM0.47m | 7:43AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
64 | 84 | 81 | 106 | 93 | 79 | 137 | 181 | 280 | 313 | 1321 | 1425 | 1701 | 2053 | 2495 | 2052 | 2935 | 1902 | 1404 | 624 | 688 | 461 | 953 | 1603 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 22 | WSW 16 | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NW 9 | W 15 |
6 | — | 26 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 121 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 53 | 71 | 121 | — | 413 | 504 | 329 | 227 | 609 | 294 | 544 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 24 | — | W 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 41 | — | — | 16 | 17 | 6 | 11 | — | 36 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | 606 | 432 | 417 | 482 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 770 | 354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 203 | 172 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 54 | 109 | 100 | 0 |
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