Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4068 | 4079 | 1988 | 1435 | 955 | 890 | 628 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 314 | 294 | 433 | 315 | 396 | 522 | 1169 | 979 | 3445 | 3395 | 3922 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44AM3.23m | 00:04AM3.26m | 12:27PM3.23m | 00:50AM3.20m | 1:13PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.02m | 6:17AM-0.01m | 6:40PM0.03m | 7:03AM0.07m | 7:29PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 4068 | — | 1988 | 1435 | 863 | 890 | 628 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 314 | 294 | 105 | 105 | 396 | 522 | — | 849 | 129 | 109 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 955 | 550 | 408 | 380 | 263 | 205 | 179 | 176 | 178 | 181 | 20 | — | — | 251 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 181 | 170 | 170 | 162 | 151 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 4079 | 1434 | 1044 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | 433 | 315 | 217 | 384 | 1169 | 979 | 3445 | 3395 | 3922 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 172 | 176 | 176 | 100 | 166 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 172 | 54 | 100 | 100 | 166 | 100 | 432 | 203 | 173 | 166 |
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