
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
530 | 454 | 378 | 285 | 263 | 161 | 161 | 109 | 141 | 135 | 93 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 106 | 264 | 434 | 794 | 978 | 844 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:48PM2.71m | 3:10AM2.74m | 3:43PM2.62m | 4:13AM2.63m | 4:51PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.42m | 9:00PM0.54m | 9:32AM0.53m | 9:59PM0.64m | 10:35AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
530 | 454 | 378 | 285 | 263 | 161 | 161 | 109 | 141 | 135 | 93 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 37 | 106 | 264 | 434 | 794 | 978 | 844 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 13 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
94 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 78 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 11 | N 11 | — | W 19 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 61 |
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