Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 19 | WSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
487 | 644 | 1702 | 2527 | 3161 | 3208 | 3519 | 2942 | 3195 | 3277 | 3360 | 3318 | 3529 | 3195 | 2994 | 2877 | 2664 | 2493 | 2526 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42PM3.35m | 12:05PM3.17m | 00:23AM3.27m | 12:45PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM-0.08m | 6:13PM0.01m | 6:38AM0.01m | 6:54PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
487 | 644 | 1702 | 2527 | 3161 | 3208 | 3519 | 2942 | 3195 | 3277 | 3360 | 3318 | 3529 | 3195 | 2994 | 2877 | 2664 | 2493 | 2526 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | — | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
465 | 112 | 88 | 9 | — | 35 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 19 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
66 | 475 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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