
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
392 | 367 | 1347 | 1096 | 1055 | 1341 | 3679 | 4378 | 8055 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 5987 | 5996 | 6165 | 2428 | 3474 | 7654 | 7558 | 7559 | 7278 | 6720 | 6513 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:35AM3.05m | 9:54PM3.23m | 10:18AM3.15m | 10:35PM3.30m | 10:58AM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.12m | 3:41PM0.12m | 4:08AM-0.01m | 4:24PM0.03m | 4:49AM-0.06m | 5:05PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
392 | 320 | 1347 | 1096 | 1055 | 867 | 3679 | 4378 | 8055 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 5987 | 5996 | 6165 | 2428 | 3474 | 7654 | 7558 | 7559 | 7278 | 6720 | 6513 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
322 | 367 | 453 | 578 | 942 | 1307 | 1061 | 988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 102 | 2 | — | — | 1341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 170 | 592 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1316 | 1368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 172 | 173 | 100 | 114 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 91 | 177 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 177 | 114 | 219 | 227 | 166 |
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