Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 163 | 162 | 227 | 465 | 1055 | 1512 | 1799 | 1619 | 1641 | 1949 | 1185 | 1281 | 1131 | 1150 | 1035 | 980 | 953 | 803 | 722 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:06PM3.10m | 00:22AM3.07m | 12:41PM3.03m | 00:58AM2.96m | 1:17PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.17m | 6:34AM0.19m | 6:53PM0.27m | 7:10AM0.32m | 7:30PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 465 | 1055 | 1512 | 1799 | 1619 | 1641 | 1949 | 1185 | 1281 | 1131 | 1150 | 1035 | 980 | 953 | 262 | 203 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 69 | 99 | 115 | 129 | 112 | 105 | 82 | 78 | 61 | 71 | — | — | — | 8 | 803 | 722 | 515 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | N 12 | W 18 |
| kJ | 118 | 163 | 162 | 227 | 133 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 110 | 261 | 317 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 173 | 90 | 173 | 54 | 52 | 0 |
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