
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1591 | 1399 | 1241 | 1060 | 926 | 920 | 880 | 960 | 1057 | 995 | 833 | 683 | 657 | 647 | 625 | 215 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:58PM2.84m | 9:20AM2.85m | 9:35PM3.01m | 9:56AM3.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.36m | 3:25PM0.34m | 3:47AM0.18m | 4:01PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 |
1591 | 1399 | 1241 | 1060 | 926 | 920 | 880 | 960 | 1057 | 995 | 833 | 683 | 657 | 647 | 625 | 215 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | 147 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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