Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1541 | 606 | 548 | 360 | 818 | 1042 | 1462 | 2904 | 3172 | 2805 | 5992 | 5200 | 4625 | 4286 | 3594 | 2982 | 2615 | 2186 | 1712 | 924 | 687 | 668 | 534 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.83m | 1:49PM2.69m | 2:07AM2.79m | 2:32PM2.64m | 2:51AM2.74m | 3:21PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:57PM0.51m | 8:25AM0.47m | 8:41PM0.56m | 9:12AM0.50m | 9:31PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1541 | 551 | 462 | 360 | 818 | 1042 | 1462 | 2904 | 3172 | 2805 | 5992 | 5200 | 4625 | 4286 | 3594 | 2982 | 2615 | 2186 | 1712 | 924 | 687 | 668 | 534 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 15 | W 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 504 | 574 | 388 | 308 | 257 | 440 | 590 | 68 | 67 | 1455 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 122 | 108 | 78 | 166 | 35 | 22 | 67 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 606 | 548 | 300 | 482 | 126 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | 10 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 91 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 137 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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