
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2512 | 2061 | 1691 | 1317 | 1110 | 1465 | 1106 | 1306 | 1883 | 1426 | 1367 | 1367 | 1312 | 4483 | 5258 | 4065 | 5641 | 5788 | 5070 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM2.30m | 7:09AM2.32m | 7:34PM2.46m | 8:00AM2.48m | 8:19PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.95m | 1:17PM0.89m | 1:47AM0.77m | 2:06PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
2512 | 2061 | 1691 | 1317 | 1110 | — | 1106 | — | — | 1059 | 1367 | 1367 | 1312 | 4483 | 5258 | 4065 | 5641 | 5788 | 5070 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 434 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1465 | 383 | 1306 | 1883 | 1426 | 1021 | 980 | 1133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 173 | 127 | 172 | 166 | 166 | 227 | 173 | 137 | 61 | 0 | 111 | 91 | 0 |
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