Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wanganui River Mouth today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wanganui River Mouth at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wanganui River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 138 | 158 | 161 | 139 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 119 | 154 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 144 | 447 | 437 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:16AM2.32m | 2:43PM2.32m | 3:15AM2.20m | 3:48PM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM1.13m | 8:35AM1.11m | 9:10PM1.26m | 9:28AM1.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 165 | 138 | 158 | 161 | 139 | 78 | 76 | 153 | 94 | 154 | 134 | 134 | 101 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 51 | 102 | 129 | 124 | 157 | 155 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 149 | 143 | 141 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 144 | 447 | 437 | 534 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 142 | 147 | 172 | 171 |
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