Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 18 | W 19 | WSW 16 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
381 | 418 | 487 | 644 | 1702 | 2290 | 3161 | 3470 | 3519 | 3236 | 3195 | 3318 | 3360 | 3574 | 3529 | 3441 | 3183 | 2877 | 2664 | 2493 | 2560 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23AM3.20m | 11:42PM3.35m | 12:05PM3.17m | 00:23AM3.27m | 12:45PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM-0.03m | 5:57AM-0.08m | 6:13PM0.01m | 6:38AM0.01m | 6:54PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
248 | 160 | 487 | 644 | 1702 | 2290 | 3161 | 3470 | 3519 | 3236 | 3195 | 3318 | 3360 | 3574 | 3529 | 3441 | 3183 | 2877 | 2664 | 2493 | 2560 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 19 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
381 | 376 | 465 | 108 | 88 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 8 | W 19 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
328 | 418 | 66 | 475 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 114 | 111 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 |
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