
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
970 | 1076 | 1061 | 989 | 801 | 790 | 801 | 801 | 683 | 673 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 454 | 390 | 408 | 660 | 813 | 917 | 823 | 823 | 803 | 768 | 758 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:53AM2.53m | 5:31PM2.56m | 6:17AM2.48m | 6:53PM2.60m | 7:35AM2.55m | 8:04PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.64m | 11:10AM0.73m | 11:55PM0.69m | 12:29PM0.74m | 1:13AM0.63m | 1:42PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
970 | 1076 | 1061 | 989 | 801 | 790 | 801 | 801 | 683 | 673 | 547 | 538 | 461 | 454 | 390 | 408 | 660 | 813 | 917 | 823 | 823 | 803 | 768 | 758 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | 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 7 | — | — |
126 | 94 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 104 | 174 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 81 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 81 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 54 | 174 |
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