
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1PM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5804 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6065 | 5996 | 6165 | 2886 | 4620 | 7188 | 7188 | 7278 | 6999 | 6715 | 6603 | 3801 | 3307 | 5605 | 2844 | 2036 | 1774 | 1938 | 1889 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM3.15m | 10:35PM3.30m | 10:58AM3.19m | 11:14PM3.28m | 11:35AM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM-0.01m | 4:24PM0.03m | 4:49AM-0.06m | 5:05PM0.00m | 5:28AM-0.03m | 5:44PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 |
5804 | 8262 | 7655 | 6991 | 6065 | 5996 | 6165 | 2886 | 4620 | 7188 | 7188 | 7278 | 6999 | 6715 | 6603 | 3801 | 3307 | 5605 | 2844 | 790 | 842 | 681 | 1889 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 741 | 2036 | 1774 | 1938 | 614 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1085 | 666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 885 | 862 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 124 | 180 | 172 | 166 | 100 | 166 | 166 | 259 | 228 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 136 | 177 | 115 | 91 | 0 |
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