
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
796 | 318 | 602 | 1292 | 2591 | 3918 | 3942 | 4196 | 1925 | 1333 | 955 | 814 | 587 | 480 | 424 | 365 | 415 | 484 | 426 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:21PM3.25m | 11:44AM3.23m | 00:04AM3.26m | 12:27PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM-0.02m | 5:55PM0.02m | 6:17AM-0.01m | 6:40PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 |
796 | 318 | 602 | 91 | — | 3918 | 3942 | — | 1925 | 1333 | 863 | 814 | 587 | 480 | 424 | 365 | 175 | 107 | 426 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
101 | 232 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 955 | 612 | 399 | 380 | 263 | 242 | 198 | 176 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 10 |
— | 106 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 181 | 170 | 170 | 162 | — | — | 105 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
— | — | — | 1292 | 2591 | — | — | 4196 | 1507 | 1194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 415 | 484 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 173 | 173 | 174 | 394 | 173 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 100 | 54 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 54 |
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