Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1465 | 2750 | 3106 | 3560 | 3077 | 2573 | 2323 | 2043 | 1544 | 1515 | 1391 | 1391 | 1354 | 2458 | 3874 | 1640 | 1341 | 1065 | 2352 | 2202 | 2085 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32AM3.11m | 11:48PM3.23m | 12:09PM3.17m | 00:26AM3.25m | 12:48PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.09m | 6:00AM-0.01m | 6:17PM0.05m | 6:39AM0.00m | 6:58PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3560 | 3077 | 148 | 198 | 2043 | 555 | 390 | 418 | 555 | 1354 | 2458 | 3874 | 1640 | 752 | 669 | 2352 | 2202 | 2085 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | 82 | — | — | 270 | 339 | 404 | — | — | 529 | 653 | — | 659 | 1341 | 1065 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1465 | 2750 | 3106 | — | — | 2573 | 2323 | — | 1544 | 1515 | 1391 | 1391 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 250 | 124 | 100 | 100 | 119 | 100 | 166 | 166 | 172 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 166 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 166 |
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