Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 334 | 314 | 247 | 308 | 311 | 468 | 604 | 1060 | 2947 | 3275 | 2745 | 3788 | 1247 | 3958 | 4448 | 4493 | 6070 | 3877 | 4907 | 4649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:27PM3.23m | 00:50AM3.20m | 1:13PM3.17m | 1:39AM3.07m | 2:04PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.03m | 7:03AM0.07m | 7:29PM0.12m | 7:53AM0.21m | 8:22PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 392 | 334 | 314 | 247 | 107 | 311 | 468 | 604 | — | 260 | 167 | 330 | — | 1247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 307 | 205 | 179 | 176 | 178 | 181 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 170 | 162 | 151 | — | 8 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 210 | 308 | — | 280 | 373 | 1060 | 2947 | 3275 | 2745 | 3788 | 1198 | 3958 | 4448 | 4493 | 6070 | 3877 | 4907 | 4649 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 0 | 172 | 54 | 172 | 172 | 100 | 100 | 343 | 279 | 173 | 166 | 173 | 172 | 166 | 166 | 177 | 173 | 264 | 173 |
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