
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
673 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 454 | 390 | 408 | 669 | 813 | 917 | 823 | 823 | 768 | 768 | 758 | 758 | 787 | 898 | 763 | 719 | 661 | 644 | 636 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:17AM2.48m | 6:53PM2.60m | 7:35AM2.55m | 8:04PM2.73m | 8:38AM2.70m | 9:01PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.74m | 1:13AM0.63m | 1:42PM0.64m | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:43PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | 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 |
673 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 454 | 390 | 408 | 669 | 813 | 917 | 823 | 823 | 768 | 768 | 758 | 758 | 787 | 898 | 763 | 719 | 661 | 644 | 636 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 5 |
22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 104 | 174 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 54 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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