Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1877 | 1838 | 1807 | 1753 | 1579 | 1311 | 1151 | 454 | 524 | 595 | 1102 | 1460 | 2132 | 3421 | 2719 | 1922 | 1606 | 1254 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:33PM2.81m | 9:52AM2.80m | 10:09PM2.96m | 10:28AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.43m | 3:58PM0.38m | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:34PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 1877 | 1838 | 1807 | 1753 | 1579 | 1311 | 1151 | 454 | 524 | 595 | 1102 | 1460 | 215 | 215 | 2719 | 1922 | 1606 | 1254 | 688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | W 17 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 30 | 50 | 102 | 154 | 258 | 157 | 123 | 174 | 218 | — | — | 210 | 189 | 184 | 181 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 132 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2132 | 3421 | — | — | — | — | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 282 | 203 | 172 | 166 | 172 | 88 |
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