Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 733 | 547 | 326 | 617 | 1303 | 1420 | 1334 | 1635 | 2205 | 4026 | 6216 | 8356 | 7897 | 7467 | 5387 | 3406 | 2355 | 1505 | 1048 | 695 | 562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.83m | 11:12PM2.96m | 11:31AM2.88m | 11:47PM3.01m | 12:06PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.36m | 5:25AM0.31m | 5:38PM0.30m | 6:00AM0.26m | 6:13PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 733 | 547 | 326 | 520 | 1303 | 1420 | 425 | 562 | 507 | — | — | — | 7897 | 7467 | 5387 | 3406 | 2355 | 1505 | 1048 | 695 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | 61 | 267 | 139 | 186 | 443 | 419 | 399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | — | W 21 | — | W 20 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 81 | — | 268 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 241 | 617 | — | — | 1334 | 1635 | 2205 | 4026 | 6216 | 8356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 166 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 88 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 100 | 100 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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