
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
913 | 874 | 887 | 780 | 769 | 646 | 715 | 704 | 326 | 769 | 1358 | 1265 | 1089 | 1261 | 2176 | 3811 | 10493 | 12087 | 12229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:36PM2.88m | 10:55AM2.83m | 11:12PM2.96m | 11:31AM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.40m | 5:02PM0.36m | 5:25AM0.31m | 5:38PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 14 |
913 | 874 | 887 | 780 | 769 | 646 | 715 | 704 | 326 | 520 | 1358 | 1265 | 431 | 675 | 334 | — | — | — | 12229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 158 | 61 | 267 | 139 | 186 | 514 | 425 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — | W 21 | — | W 20 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 81 | — | 268 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | 769 | — | — | 1089 | 1261 | 2176 | 3811 | 10493 | 12087 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 172 | 172 | 100 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 100 |
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