
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
3529 | 2731 | 2247 | 1900 | 1312 | 1016 | 886 | 953 | 961 | 767 | 361 | 335 | 282 | 528 | 494 | 411 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.56m | 6:43AM2.56m | 7:16PM2.70m | 7:52AM2.71m | 8:18PM2.90m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.67m | 12:54PM0.65m | 1:33AM0.51m | 1:59PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1059 | 2731 | 2247 | 1900 | 470 | 393 | 886 | 953 | 961 | 767 | 288 | 335 | 282 | 528 | 494 | 411 | 349 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
3529 | 660 | 643 | 598 | 1312 | 1016 | 222 | 154 | 99 | 145 | 361 | 238 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 57 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 20 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 |
— | 280 | 135 | — | — | — | 76 | 45 | 43 | 7 | 79 | 105 | 170 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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