
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
923 | 923 | 860 | 906 | 917 | 783 | 662 | 662 | 654 | 481 | 474 | 397 | 402 | 387 | 371 | 297 | 293 | 207 | 192 | 141 | 163 | 162 | 160 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:31PM3.12m | 10:54AM3.08m | 11:10PM3.16m | 11:31AM3.12m | 11:46PM3.14m | 12:06PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.08m | 5:00PM0.13m | 5:21AM0.06m | 5:39PM0.12m | 5:58AM0.09m | 6:16PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
923 | 923 | 860 | 906 | 917 | 783 | 662 | 143 | 170 | 217 | 155 | 225 | 269 | 277 | 269 | 243 | 196 | 145 | 101 | 94 | 65 | 62 | 71 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | W 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 |
36 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 46 | — | 118 | 662 | 654 | 481 | 474 | 397 | 402 | 387 | 371 | 297 | 293 | 207 | 192 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 363 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 120 | 95 | 74 | 53 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 118 | 163 | 162 | 160 | 133 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 74 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 115 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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