
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
606 | 562 | 510 | 361 | 588 | 970 | 1076 | 1061 | 989 | 907 | 790 | 801 | 801 | 683 | 673 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 454 | 390 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.65m | 4:53AM2.53m | 5:31PM2.56m | 6:17AM2.48m | 6:53PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.60m | 10:36PM0.64m | 11:10AM0.73m | 11:55PM0.69m | 12:29PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
606 | 562 | 510 | 313 | 217 | 970 | 1076 | 1061 | 989 | 907 | 790 | 801 | 801 | 683 | 673 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 454 | 390 | 415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
218 | 167 | 167 | 361 | 588 | 126 | 73 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 104 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 81 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 81 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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