
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
313 | 203 | 147 | 109 | 106 | 237 | 298 | 368 | 746 | 975 | 880 | 823 | 836 | 724 | 679 | 643 | 623 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03AM2.55m | 4:35PM2.45m | 5:00AM2.41m | 5:36PM2.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.68m | 10:21AM0.71m | 10:48PM0.83m | 11:18AM0.84m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
313 | 203 | 147 | 109 | 106 | 237 | 298 | 368 | 746 | 975 | 880 | 823 | 836 | 724 | 679 | 643 | 623 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
56 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 73 | 72 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 51 | 51 | 83 | 75 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 136 | 0 |
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