
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 191 | 187 | 163 | 147 | 140 | 122 | 104 | 107 | 250 | 474 | 631 | 966 | 1075 | 1030 | 1001 | 874 | 861 | 849 | 735 | 632 | 608 | 523 | 523 | 437 | 367 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:49AM2.87m | 10:05PM2.94m | 10:28AM2.94m | 10:44PM2.96m | 11:05AM2.98m | 11:21PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.31m | 3:55PM0.36m | 4:16AM0.26m | 4:36PM0.31m | 4:55AM0.25m | 5:15PM0.29m | 5:32AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
250 | 191 | 187 | 163 | 147 | 140 | 122 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 135 | 631 | 966 | 1075 | 1030 | 1001 | 874 | 861 | 849 | 735 | 632 | 608 | 523 | 523 | 437 | 367 | 361 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 13 | N 5 |
55 | 50 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 90 | 91 | 88 | 250 | 474 | 149 | 122 | 84 | 72 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 8 |
8 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | NNE 6 | E 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 264 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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