
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2322 | 1830 | 2004 | 2107 | 2166 | 2103 | 2133 | 1850 | 1211 | 995 | 807 | 308 | 236 | 225 | 411 | 411 | 343 | 283 | 301 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM2.64m | 2:35PM2.60m | 2:58AM2.46m | 3:24PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.57m | 8:28AM0.66m | 8:54PM0.75m | 9:14AM0.83m | 9:45PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
2322 | 1830 | 2004 | 2107 | 2166 | 2103 | 2133 | 1850 | 1211 | 995 | 807 | 279 | 231 | 225 | 411 | 411 | 343 | 283 | 301 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
167 | 147 | 112 | 76 | 50 | 48 | 51 | — | 22 | 11 | 4 | 308 | 236 | 186 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 61 | 61 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 173 | 0 |
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