
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
654 | 481 | 474 | 481 | 402 | 387 | 371 | 297 | 293 | 207 | 192 | 141 | 163 | 162 | 227 | 381 | 1055 | 1330 | 1622 | 1619 | 1641 | 1949 | 1185 | 1281 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10PM3.16m | 11:31AM3.12m | 11:46PM3.14m | 12:06PM3.10m | 00:22AM3.07m | 12:41PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.06m | 5:39PM0.12m | 5:58AM0.09m | 6:16PM0.17m | 6:34AM0.19m | 6:53PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | W 15 | W 16 |
183 | 257 | 252 | 297 | 336 | 336 | 328 | 262 | 222 | 167 | 119 | 91 | 64 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 1055 | 1330 | 1622 | 1619 | 1641 | 1949 | 1185 | 1281 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
654 | 481 | 124 | 481 | 402 | 387 | 371 | 297 | 293 | 207 | 192 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 381 | 101 | 112 | 129 | 129 | 86 | 97 | 78 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | 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 | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | W 18 | — |
— | 47 | 474 | 92 | 89 | 54 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 118 | 163 | 162 | 227 | 133 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 163 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 100 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 8 | 0 |
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