Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 874 | 834 | 802 | 407 | 796 | 296 | 602 | 1381 | 2997 | 4062 | 3935 | 4041 | 1832 | 1388 | 1102 | 637 | 616 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 533 | 358 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:03AM3.16m | 11:21PM3.25m | 11:44AM3.23m | 00:04AM3.26m | 12:27PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.04m | 5:11PM0.07m | 5:34AM-0.02m | 5:55PM0.02m | 6:17AM-0.01m | 6:40PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 874 | 834 | 802 | 407 | 796 | 296 | 602 | 1381 | — | 4062 | 3935 | 4041 | 1832 | 1388 | 1102 | 637 | 616 | 480 | 392 | 334 | 205 | 294 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | — | 108 | 101 | 232 | 225 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 573 | 485 | 286 | 338 | 242 | 218 | — | 176 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 187 | 277 | 170 | 170 | 162 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 2997 | — | — | — | 1487 | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 533 | 358 | 337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 172 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 174 | 394 | 237 | 88 | 172 | 102 | 114 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 180 | 172 |
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