
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
617 | 536 | 1091 | 1382 | 1411 | 1393 | 1341 | 1273 | 1168 | 994 | 834 | 822 | 646 | 690 | 236 | 443 | 1010 | 2460 | 3988 | 3930 | 3474 | 2724 | 1744 | 1176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:23AM3.03m | 10:39PM3.16m | 11:03AM3.16m | 11:21PM3.25m | 11:44AM3.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.16m | 4:29PM0.19m | 4:52AM0.04m | 5:11PM0.07m | 5:34AM-0.02m | 5:55PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
395 | 536 | 1091 | 1382 | 1411 | 1393 | 1341 | 1273 | 1168 | 994 | 834 | 822 | 646 | 690 | 215 | 443 | 98 | — | 3988 | 3930 | 3474 | 2724 | 1744 | 1176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
617 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | — | 108 | 101 | 236 | 181 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | 323 | 878 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1010 | 2460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 166 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 172 | 173 | 172 | 173 | 174 | 207 | 174 | 88 | 88 | 194 | 113 | 54 |
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