Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 308 | 268 | 225 | 464 | 397 | 343 | 283 | 256 | 218 | 322 | 265 | 242 | 196 | 256 | 115 | 104 | 157 | 276 | 486 | 402 | 439 | 485 | 378 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:58AM2.46m | 3:24PM2.44m | 3:52AM2.31m | 4:24PM2.32m | 5:00AM2.21m | 5:36PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.83m | 9:45PM0.90m | 10:09AM0.96m | 10:48PM1.00m | 11:16AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 279 | 268 | 225 | 464 | 397 | 343 | 283 | 256 | 218 | 322 | 265 | 242 | 196 | 256 | 71 | 87 | 81 | 91 | 486 | 402 | 439 | 485 | 378 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 18 | N 18 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 308 | 236 | 186 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 115 | 75 | 157 | 276 | 88 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 357 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 15 | — | — | — | N 15 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 104 | 78 | 54 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 97 | 122 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 114 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 174 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 114 | 115 | 111 | 0 |
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