Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 863 | 736 | 558 | 448 | 403 | 361 | 446 | 479 | 511 | 695 | 1576 | 2528 | 1432 | 942 | 665 | 482 | 562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:27AM2.58m | 6:08PM2.58m | 6:46AM2.63m | 7:22PM2.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.69m | 11:48AM0.66m | 00:25AM0.65m | 1:02PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 863 | 736 | 558 | 448 | 403 | 361 | 446 | 479 | 511 | 695 | 1576 | — | 1432 | 942 | 665 | 482 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 19 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 7 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 31 | 122 | 66 | 82 | 326 | 418 | 321 | 354 | 292 | — | 228 | 505 | 250 | 261 | 343 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 19 | — | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 26 | 68 | 29 | 49 | 125 | — | — | 101 | 163 | 262 | — | 127 | 273 | 304 | 308 | 239 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2528 | 1402 | — | 328 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 124 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 166 | 166 | 172 | 88 | 88 | 92 |
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