
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5839 | 5227 | 4389 | 3932 | 3355 | 2844 | 2254 | 1765 | 1452 | 1144 | 995 | 727 | 608 | 454 | 386 | 345 | 345 | 229 | 177 | 204 | 263 | 318 | 1200 | 1121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33AM2.90m | 3:00PM2.90m | 3:35AM2.71m | 4:06PM2.76m | 4:46AM2.57m | 5:19PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.38m | 9:22PM0.41m | 9:49AM0.54m | 10:29PM0.54m | 10:58AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
— | 5227 | 4389 | 3932 | 3355 | 2844 | 2254 | 1765 | 1452 | 1144 | 995 | 727 | 608 | 454 | 386 | 345 | 345 | 229 | 177 | 204 | 263 | 318 | 1200 | 1121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 8 | N 7 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | N 15 | N 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 35 | 34 | 57 | 184 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | WSW 11 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
5839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 90 | 114 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 194 | 173 | 174 | 0 |
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