
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
356 | 339 | 210 | 203 | 147 | 109 | 106 | 153 | 298 | 214 | 746 | 862 | 880 | 823 | 836 | 724 | 679 | 643 | 633 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03AM2.55m | 4:35PM2.45m | 5:00AM2.41m | 5:36PM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.68m | 10:21AM0.71m | 10:48PM0.83m | 11:18AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
356 | 339 | 210 | 203 | 147 | 109 | 106 | 153 | 298 | 214 | 746 | 862 | 880 | 823 | 836 | 724 | 679 | 643 | 633 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
22 | 22 | 56 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 152 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | NNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
60 | 59 | 20 | 51 | 51 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 8 | 0 |
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