
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1596 | 1576 | 1640 | 2325 | 2744 | 2141 | 2181 | 3798 | 6342 | 6029 | 5371 | 5969 | 5726 | 5884 | 6124 | 6386 | 7024 | 7367 | 7350 | 7008 | 6835 | 7283 | 6826 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.72m | 3:22PM2.62m | 3:57AM2.56m | 4:37PM2.53m | 5:20AM2.49m | 6:01PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.58m | 9:42PM0.66m | 10:18AM0.71m | 10:59PM0.73m | 11:37AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
1596 | 1576 | 1640 | 1150 | 917 | 948 | 673 | 520 | 6342 | 6029 | 5371 | 5969 | 5726 | 5884 | 6124 | 6386 | 7024 | 7367 | 7350 | 7008 | 6835 | 7283 | 6826 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1051 | — | — | 892 | 1382 | — | — | — | 235 | — | — | — | 72 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 8 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
220 | 810 | — | 2325 | 2744 | 2141 | 2181 | 3798 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 180 | 264 | 100 | 174 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 88 |
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