
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
850 | 953 | 926 | 854 | 385 | 326 | 276 | 608 | 494 | 418 | 349 | 209 | 237 | 308 | 400 | 408 | 431 | 431 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:16PM2.70m | 7:52AM2.71m | 8:18PM2.90m | 8:47AM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.51m | 1:59PM0.47m | 2:32AM0.31m | 2:53PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
850 | 953 | 926 | 854 | 385 | 326 | 276 | 608 | 494 | 418 | 349 | 209 | 237 | 308 | 400 | 408 | 431 | 431 | 366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
227 | 154 | 121 | 142 | 298 | 294 | 118 | 102 | 84 | 84 | 69 | 69 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 276 | 273 | 259 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 20 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 22 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 21 | W 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
58 | 47 | 42 | 7 | 77 | 102 | 170 | 25 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 148 | 200 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 166 | 0 | 0 |
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