Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2180 | 1690 | 1509 | 1509 | 1408 | 1373 | 1546 | 1526 | 1630 | 562 | 668 | 771 | 725 | 2197 | 2185 | 1294 | 1596 | 1365 | 1695 | 1733 | 1323 | 3474 | 1693 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:10AM3.03m | 1:34PM2.90m | 1:55AM2.89m | 2:22PM2.77m | 2:49AM2.72m | 3:22PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.25m | 7:46PM0.36m | 8:13AM0.41m | 8:39PM0.51m | 9:10AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | NW 10 |
2180 | 1690 | 1509 | 1509 | 1408 | 1373 | 1546 | 1526 | 1630 | 562 | 668 | 771 | 725 | 2197 | 2185 | 1294 | 1596 | 1365 | 1695 | 1733 | 1323 | 3474 | 611 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 15 |
— | 413 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | 265 | 222 | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | 1038 | 1012 | 1063 | 805 | 1007 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 295 | 479 | 1148 | — | — | — | — | 1693 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 166 | 100 | 100 | 166 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 184 |
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