
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
3691 | 3642 | 1459 | 2627 | 5573 | 5898 | 5641 | 5788 | 5007 | 4347 | 3745 | 3441 | 2883 | 2560 | 2264 | 1801 | 1591 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.46m | 8:00AM2.48m | 8:19PM2.65m | 8:42AM2.67m | 8:58PM2.84m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.77m | 2:06PM0.71m | 2:31AM0.56m | 2:47PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
3691 | — | 1459 | 2627 | 5573 | 5898 | 5641 | 5788 | 5007 | 4347 | 3745 | 3441 | 2883 | 2560 | 2264 | 1801 | 1591 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3642 | 980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 166 | 166 | 227 | 173 | 137 | 61 | 90 | 264 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
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