
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 2.5m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1193 | 1341 | 3679 | 4728 | 5804 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6065 | 5634 | 3468 | 5668 | 6638 | 6826 | 7188 | 6912 | 6999 | 6633 | 6524 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54PM3.23m | 10:18AM3.15m | 10:35PM3.30m | 10:58AM3.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM-0.01m | 4:24PM0.03m | 4:49AM-0.06m | 5:05PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1193 | 831 | 3679 | 4728 | 5804 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6065 | 5634 | 3468 | 5668 | — | 6826 | 7188 | 6912 | 6999 | 6633 | 6524 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
942 | 1163 | 954 | 727 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
578 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 647 | — | 6638 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 166 | 172 | 166 | 115 | 176 | 166 | 166 |
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