Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 18 | W 19 | WSW 16 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 785 | 334 | 377 | 367 | 408 | 457 | 789 | 592 | 640 | 702 | 644 | 644 | 758 | 381 | 418 | 487 | 644 | 1702 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:12PM3.26m | 10:38AM3.17m | 10:58PM3.35m | 11:23AM3.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM-0.02m | 4:46PM0.00m | 5:13AM-0.09m | 5:30PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 18 |
| kJ | 127 | 785 | 333 | 358 | 367 | 253 | 457 | 789 | 592 | 560 | 452 | 396 | 356 | 277 | 248 | 194 | 487 | 644 | 1702 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 15 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | W 19 | W 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 112 | 334 | 377 | 340 | 408 | 163 | 107 | 528 | 640 | 702 | 644 | 644 | 758 | 381 | 376 | 96 | 475 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 20 | NNE 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 75 | 69 | 104 | 160 | 390 | 350 | 256 | 64 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 124 | 3 | 321 | 418 | 465 | 58 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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