Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1729 | 2719 | 3565 | 3221 | 1993 | 1365 | 1024 | 813 | 381 | 290 | 345 | 231 | 124 | 86 | 580 | 521 | 620 | 751 | 1156 | 1544 | 2323 | 5824 | 3770 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:28AM2.92m | 10:43PM3.08m | 11:03AM3.01m | 11:18PM3.15m | 11:38AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.28m | 4:34PM0.26m | 4:55AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.18m | 5:30AM0.09m | 5:44PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1729 | 2719 | 273 | 189 | 1993 | 1365 | 1024 | 813 | 381 | 249 | 345 | 231 | 124 | 67 | 580 | 521 | 620 | 202 | 1156 | 643 | 743 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | NNW 9 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 273 | 11 | 11 | 184 | 178 | 178 | 135 | 239 | 235 | 197 | 128 | 100 | 86 | 63 | 44 | 95 | 751 | 700 | 26 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 40 | 39 | 85 | 173 | 290 | 137 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 50 | 98 | 28 | 73 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3565 | 3221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 183 | 245 | — | — | 1544 | 2323 | 5824 | 3770 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 203 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 88 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 100 | 166 | 54 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 173 | 177 | 456 |
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