
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
314 | 272 | 286 | 311 | 468 | 604 | 1034 | 963 | 1052 | 3030 | 3749 | 2233 | 4201 | 4404 | 4765 | 4335 | 5598 | 5541 | 5142 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:50AM3.20m | 1:13PM3.17m | 1:39AM3.07m | 2:04PM3.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.07m | 7:29PM0.12m | 7:53AM0.21m | 8:22PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | — | W 14 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
314 | 272 | 107 | 311 | 468 | 604 | — | 837 | 1034 | 222 | — | 2233 | — | 4404 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
179 | 132 | 178 | 181 | 20 | — | — | 291 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
151 | 176 | 8 | 105 | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 8 | W 14 | — | W 14 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | 286 | — | 309 | 384 | 1034 | 963 | 1052 | 3030 | 3749 | 626 | 4201 | — | 4765 | 4335 | 5598 | 5541 | 5142 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 180 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 172 | 166 | 166 | 100 | 172 | 177 | 237 |
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