
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1184 | 721 | 1570 | 1122 | 892 | 653 | 530 | 454 | 378 | 285 | 263 | 161 | 161 | 109 | 141 | 135 | 93 | 57 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 2:20AM2.85m | 2:48PM2.71m | 3:10AM2.74m | 3:43PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.44m | 8:39AM0.42m | 9:00PM0.54m | 9:32AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1184 | 716 | 1570 | 1122 | 892 | 653 | 530 | 454 | 378 | 285 | 263 | 161 | 161 | 109 | 141 | 135 | 93 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 13 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
557 | 721 | — | 98 | 98 | 97 | 94 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | W 24 | W 22 | W 8 | W 8 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 |
66 | 66 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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