Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1654 | 1629 | 1579 | 1308 | 1132 | 446 | 486 | 504 | 923 | 1489 | 1940 | 3148 | 3938 | 2790 | 1824 | 1319 | 995 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:33PM2.81m | 9:52AM2.80m | 10:09PM2.96m | 10:28AM2.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.43m | 3:58PM0.38m | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:34PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 1654 | 1629 | 1579 | 1308 | 1132 | 446 | 486 | 504 | 923 | 1489 | 1940 | 213 | 269 | 2790 | 1824 | 1319 | 995 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 20 | W 17 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 24 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 30 | 50 | 102 | 154 | 258 | 155 | 121 | 174 | 218 | 276 | — | 11 | 192 | 184 | 181 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 132 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3148 | 3938 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 282 | 203 | 173 | 173 | 172 | 54 |
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