
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 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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 65mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
147 | 109 | 106 | 153 | 298 | 368 | 746 | 862 | 880 | 823 | 836 | 724 | 679 | 643 | 623 | 289 | 342 | 741 | 764 | 400 | 639 | 361 | 754 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03AM2.55m | 4:35PM2.45m | 5:00AM2.41m | 5:36PM2.37m | 6:04AM2.34m | 6:40PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.71m | 10:48PM0.83m | 11:18AM0.84m | 11:50PM0.92m | 12:20PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
147 | 109 | 106 | 153 | 298 | 368 | 746 | 862 | 880 | 823 | 836 | 724 | 679 | 643 | 623 | 289 | 215 | 217 | 764 | 400 | 195 | 361 | 244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | W 10 | WSW 18 | N 7 | NNW 8 |
19 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 72 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 403 | 267 | 65 | 131 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 17 |
51 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | — | 329 | 754 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | N 7 | NW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 342 | 741 | — | 186 | 639 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 279 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 174 | 286 | 88 | 52 | 0 |
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