Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (05 Jul):
- 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 10PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 808 | 1021 | 1374 | 2904 | 3387 | 2805 | 5992 | 5200 | 4569 | 4234 | 3594 | 2982 | 2543 | 2088 | 1850 | 1413 | 1061 | 633 | 452 | 439 | 453 | 434 | 378 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM2.79m | 2:32PM2.64m | 2:51AM2.74m | 3:21PM2.60m | 3:42AM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.51m | 8:25AM0.47m | 8:41PM0.56m | 9:12AM0.50m | 9:31PM0.61m | 10:05AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 808 | 1021 | 1374 | 2904 | 3387 | 2805 | 5992 | 5200 | 4569 | 4234 | 3594 | 2982 | 2543 | 2088 | 1850 | 1413 | 1061 | 633 | 452 | 439 | 453 | 434 | 378 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | N 7 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 262 | 440 | 619 | 68 | 67 | 1455 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 68 | 79 | 99 | 95 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 99 | 43 | 9 | 31 | 125 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NNW 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 21 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 482 | 126 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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