Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 502 | 754 | 916 | 2381 | 3355 | 4273 | 7976 | 9595 | 8449 | 6614 | 5071 | 4054 | 3204 | 2522 | 2137 | 1597 | 1343 | 1256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:40PM2.36m | 7:08AM2.34m | 7:40PM2.41m | 8:06AM2.42m | 8:33PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.94m | 1:22PM0.89m | 1:53AM0.88m | 2:17PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | NNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 194 | 502 | 395 | 283 | 2381 | 3355 | 4273 | 7976 | 51 | 8449 | 6614 | 5071 | 4054 | 3204 | 2522 | 2137 | 1597 | 1343 | 1256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 329 | 343 | 560 | 271 | 219 | 219 | 77 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 212 | 754 | 916 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9595 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 173 | 100 | 91 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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