
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
338 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 320 | 265 | 270 | 862 | 913 | 874 | 887 | 887 | 769 | 646 | 818 | 808 | 414 | 943 | 1478 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59PM2.77m | 10:18AM2.75m | 10:36PM2.88m | 10:55AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.51m | 4:26PM0.45m | 4:49AM0.40m | 5:02PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 |
338 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 320 | 265 | 270 | 862 | 913 | 874 | 887 | 887 | 769 | 646 | 818 | 808 | 326 | 520 | 1478 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | WSW 14 |
20 | 6 | 6 | — | 50 | 92 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 158 | 61 | 267 | 139 | 268 | 500 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | — | W 21 | — | W 20 |
— | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 81 | — | 268 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 414 | 943 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 88 |
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