Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1459 | 1294 | 1091 | 1075 | 926 | 913 | 792 | 769 | 651 | 642 | 623 | 530 | 530 | 424 | 424 | 339 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:24AM2.94m | 2:50PM2.73m | 3:11AM2.74m | 3:40PM2.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.31m | 8:41AM0.35m | 9:00PM0.50m | 9:29AM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1459 | 1294 | 1091 | 1075 | 926 | 913 | 792 | 769 | 651 | 642 | 623 | 530 | 530 | 424 | 424 | 339 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 61 | 59 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 52 |
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