
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
813 | 917 | 823 | 823 | 803 | 768 | 758 | 758 | 787 | 898 | 898 | 719 | 661 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 758 | 906 | 827 | 898 | 1007 | 1007 | 1035 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.55m | 8:04PM2.73m | 8:38AM2.70m | 9:01PM2.89m | 9:30AM2.86m | 9:48PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.63m | 1:42PM0.64m | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:43PM0.48m | 3:15AM0.31m | 3:34PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
813 | 917 | 823 | 823 | 803 | 768 | 758 | 758 | 787 | 898 | 898 | 719 | 661 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 758 | 906 | 827 | 898 | 1007 | 1007 | 1035 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 155 | 179 | 158 | 151 | 101 | 105 | 86 | 642 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | W 18 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 418 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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