Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 548 | 360 | 808 | 1042 | 1349 | 2904 | 3172 | 2805 | 5992 | 4938 | 4567 | 4003 | 3594 | 3054 | 2874 | 2158 | 1850 | 924 | 687 | 633 | 534 | 433 | 415 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.69m | 2:07AM2.79m | 2:32PM2.64m | 2:51AM2.74m | 3:21PM2.60m | 3:42AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:57PM0.51m | 8:25AM0.47m | 8:41PM0.56m | 9:12AM0.50m | 9:31PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 388 | 360 | 808 | 1042 | 1349 | 2904 | 3172 | 2805 | 5992 | 4938 | 4567 | 4003 | 3594 | 3054 | 2874 | 2158 | 1850 | 924 | 687 | 633 | 534 | 433 | 415 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 18 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 20 |
| kJ | 548 | 301 | 295 | 440 | 619 | 68 | 63 | 1455 | — | — | — | 11 | 74 | 122 | 106 | 102 | 95 | 169 | 122 | 84 | 67 | 35 | 27 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 114 | 300 | 482 | 126 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 92 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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