Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 1379 | 2473 | 2505 | 4377 | 1892 | 1845 | 1822 | 1799 | 1753 | 3034 | 2772 | 3013 | 2877 | 2856 | 2839 | 2877 | 2877 | 3011 | 3238 | 1499 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:08PM2.59m | 2:30AM2.46m | 2:57PM2.40m | 3:26AM2.29m | 4:02PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.64m | 8:25PM0.75m | 8:47AM0.84m | 9:18PM0.94m | 9:46AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | 13 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 498 | 1379 | 2473 | 2505 | 4377 | 969 | 850 | 1822 | 1799 | 1753 | 3034 | 2772 | 3013 | 2877 | 2856 | 2839 | 2877 | 2877 | 3011 | — | 1499 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1034 | 473 | 60 | 117 | 91 | 1892 | 1845 | 631 | 471 | 492 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | W 18 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | 404 | — | 77 | 83 | 63 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3238 | 702 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 54 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 166 | 100 | 100 |
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