
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
657 | 565 | 556 | 544 | 287 | 477 | 562 | 768 | 1373 | 2671 | 2954 | 3580 | 2838 | 2311 | 1944 | 1816 | 1412 | 1538 | 2323 | 2323 | 1207 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM3.00m | 10:11PM3.15m | 10:32AM3.11m | 10:48PM3.23m | 11:09AM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.19m | 4:23AM0.05m | 4:39PM0.09m | 5:00AM-0.01m | 5:17PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 17 | — | W 23 | — | W 22 | W 11 | WSW 21 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 9 |
657 | 565 | 556 | 544 | 287 | 477 | 562 | 29 | — | 42 | — | 83 | 2838 | 148 | 1944 | 1816 | 482 | 404 | 418 | 562 | 1207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | W 16 |
20 | — | — | — | 113 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | 198 | 273 | 339 | — | — | — | 529 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 768 | 1373 | 2671 | 2954 | 3580 | — | 2311 | — | — | 1412 | 1538 | 2323 | 2323 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 100 | 180 | 264 | 137 | 54 | 100 | 100 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 172 | 172 |
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