
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 96 | 269 | 461 | 600 | 756 | 777 | 711 | 686 | 545 | 403 | 446 | 530 | 507 | 515 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:43PM2.62m | 4:13AM2.63m | 4:51PM2.56m | 5:27AM2.58m | 6:08PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.64m | 10:35AM0.63m | 11:09PM0.69m | 11:48AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
93 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 96 | 269 | 461 | 600 | 756 | 777 | 711 | 686 | 545 | 403 | 446 | 530 | 507 | 515 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 122 | 66 | 82 | 326 | 418 | 321 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | — | W 14 |
34 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 26 | 61 | 29 | 49 | 125 | — | — | 144 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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