
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2381 | 3406 | 4273 | 9129 | 9564 | 8384 | 6750 | 5372 | 4054 | 3204 | 2522 | 2137 | 1759 | 1343 | 1155 | 1237 | 1308 | 1124 | 948 | 918 | 805 | 702 | 607 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:08AM2.34m | 7:40PM2.41m | 8:06AM2.42m | 8:33PM2.51m | 8:55AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.94m | 1:22PM0.89m | 1:53AM0.88m | 2:17PM0.81m | 2:45AM0.77m | 3:05PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 17 | W 17 | NNW 8 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
2381 | 3406 | 4273 | 63 | 9564 | 8384 | 6750 | 5372 | 4054 | 3204 | 2522 | 2137 | 1759 | 1343 | 1155 | 1237 | 1308 | 1124 | 948 | 918 | 805 | 702 | 607 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
271 | 219 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 9129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 109 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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