
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2PM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1514 | 1726 | 1431 | 1216 | 1159 | 1020 | 1034 | 1205 | 1306 | 1152 | 842 | 653 | 633 | 1138 | 778 | 653 | 530 | 454 | 356 | 285 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:20PM2.86m | 1:36AM2.94m | 2:01PM2.79m | 2:20AM2.85m | 2:48PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.26m | 7:28PM0.36m | 7:54AM0.32m | 8:11PM0.44m | 8:39AM0.42m | 9:00PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
1514 | 1726 | 1431 | 1216 | 1159 | 964 | 929 | 1205 | 1306 | 1152 | 842 | 653 | 471 | 1138 | 778 | 653 | 530 | 454 | 356 | 285 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 906 | 754 | 773 | 742 | 642 | 633 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 94 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 66 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
314 | 408 | 549 | 720 | 972 | 1020 | 1034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 172 | 166 | 172 | 230 | 259 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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