
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1195 | 1038 | 986 | 935 | 880 | 754 | 639 | 543 | 449 | 431 | 341 | 277 | 198 | 342 | 1243 | 1176 | 760 | 486 | 264 | 342 | 506 | 1080 | 1155 | 1328 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.86m | 8:35PM2.94m | 9:05AM2.99m | 9:32PM3.11m | 10:01AM3.10m | 10:26PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.44m | 2:18PM0.36m | 2:49AM0.28m | 3:17PM0.23m | 3:47AM0.13m | 4:11PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
1195 | 1038 | 986 | 935 | 880 | 754 | 639 | 543 | 449 | 431 | 341 | 277 | 80 | 154 | 107 | 1176 | 760 | 486 | 264 | 212 | 506 | 1080 | 1155 | 1141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | WSW 14 | N 13 | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 18 | W 19 | W 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 198 | 3 | 11 | 102 | 95 | 92 | 251 | 342 | 167 | 318 | 556 | 1328 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 13 | W 24 | — | W 23 | W 21 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | — | — | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | 40 | 36 | 129 | 92 | 84 | 163 | — | — | 117 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NE 3 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 342 | 1243 | — | — | — | — | — | 237 | 191 | 155 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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