Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1025 | 1025 | 1135 | 1168 | 980 | 431 | 1021 | 1042 | 1160 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 834 | 822 | 788 | 743 | 627 | 639 | 531 | 555 | 437 | 758 | 636 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.85m | 7:56PM2.87m | 8:20AM2.99m | 8:51PM3.02m | 9:16AM3.10m | 9:44PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.34m | 2:06AM0.35m | 2:35PM0.22m | 3:02AM0.20m | 3:30PM0.13m | 3:58AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 |
1025 | 1025 | 1135 | 1168 | 980 | 231 | 1021 | 1042 | 1160 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 834 | 822 | 788 | 743 | 627 | 531 | 531 | 119 | 150 | 758 | 184 | 230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | 12 | 30 | 171 | 431 | 168 | 127 | 117 | 112 | 100 | 98 | 107 | 89 | 73 | 62 | 413 | 639 | 516 | 361 | 282 | — | 636 | 520 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 404 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 145 | 148 | 279 | 369 | 62 | — | — | 555 | 437 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 98 | — | — | 179 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 100 | 100 |
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