
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 79 | 137 | 181 | 227 | 314 | 1158 | 1519 | 1768 | 1898 | 2413 | 3097 | 2940 | 1902 | 1360 | 606 | 705 | 548 | 834 | 1377 | 3049 | 3064 | 3354 | 2986 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.76m | 00:49AM2.86m | 1:09PM2.73m | 1:27AM2.83m | 1:49PM2.69m | 2:07AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.43m | 6:39PM0.44m | 7:04AM0.43m | 7:17PM0.47m | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:57PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
93 | 79 | 137 | 181 | 227 | 314 | 1158 | 1519 | 1768 | 1898 | 2413 | 3097 | 2940 | 1902 | 1360 | 598 | 705 | 548 | 834 | 1377 | 3049 | 3064 | 3354 | 2986 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NW 9 | W 15 | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 18 |
3 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 121 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 53 | 71 | 121 | 354 | 521 | 504 | 329 | 222 | 512 | 388 | 440 | — | 142 | 490 | 1299 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | — | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 41 | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | 11 | 10 | 36 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | 606 | 432 | 529 | 391 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 172 | 203 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 0 | 90 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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