Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 782 | 1394 | 1733 | 2719 | 3421 | 3160 | 2095 | 1448 | 973 | 816 | 381 | 297 | 345 | 231 | 127 | 88 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09PM2.96m | 10:28AM2.92m | 10:43PM3.08m | 11:03AM3.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:34PM0.26m | 4:55AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 19 |
| kJ | 782 | 1394 | 1733 | 2719 | 273 | 189 | 2095 | 1448 | 973 | 816 | 381 | 297 | 345 | 231 | 127 | 67 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 174 | 112 | 273 | 273 | 11 | 11 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 135 | 210 | 225 | 197 | 128 | 100 | 85 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 40 | 39 | 85 | 173 | 247 | 137 | 87 | 67 | 88 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3421 | 3160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 121 | 52 |
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