
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 10 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
789 | 642 | 624 | 527 | 421 | 402 | 326 | 125 | 356 | 393 | 501 | 688 | 828 | 884 | 1034 | 947 | 1541 | 2293 | 3246 | 1396 | 1610 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:49PM2.95m | 1:06AM2.87m | 1:26PM2.77m | 1:46AM2.66m | 2:08PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.23m | 7:01PM0.35m | 7:20AM0.43m | 7:41PM0.55m | 8:01AM0.64m | 8:25PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 14 | W 10 |
789 | 642 | 624 | 527 | 421 | 402 | 326 | 125 | 356 | 393 | 501 | 688 | 828 | 884 | 1034 | 802 | 1541 | 2293 | 39 | 777 | 1249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | N 12 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | W 18 | W 17 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 303 | 681 | 947 | 514 | 142 | — | 404 | 1610 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 40 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3246 | 1396 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 91 | 100 | 172 | 172 | 54 |
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