
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (10 Oct):
- 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 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
783 | 662 | 662 | 654 | 481 | 474 | 481 | 402 | 387 | 371 | 297 | 293 | 207 | 192 | 141 | 163 | 162 | 227 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:10PM3.16m | 11:31AM3.12m | 11:46PM3.14m | 12:06PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.06m | 5:39PM0.12m | 5:58AM0.09m | 6:16PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 17 |
783 | 662 | 662 | 183 | 257 | 203 | 318 | 336 | 370 | 354 | 293 | 216 | 167 | 119 | 91 | 89 | 60 | 57 | 465 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 |
— | 108 | 121 | 654 | 481 | 153 | 481 | 402 | 387 | 371 | 297 | 293 | 207 | 192 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | — | — | NW 10 | WSW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 |
— | 118 | — | — | 47 | 474 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 53 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 118 | 163 | 162 | 227 | 133 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










