
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
423 | 418 | 392 | 367 | 1347 | 1096 | 1055 | 1341 | 3679 | 4042 | 8055 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6065 | 6459 | 6165 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09PM3.09m | 9:35AM3.05m | 9:54PM3.23m | 10:18AM3.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.12m | 3:41PM0.12m | 4:08AM-0.01m | 4:24PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
423 | 359 | 392 | 320 | 1347 | 1096 | 1055 | 923 | 1020 | 4042 | 8055 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6065 | 6459 | 6165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
314 | 418 | 322 | 367 | 453 | 578 | 942 | 1307 | 3679 | 969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
45 | 9 | 5 | 102 | 2 | — | — | 1341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 232 | 758 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 100 | 173 | 100 | 173 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 172 |
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