Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1375 | 1324 | 1021 | 994 | 752 | 773 | 894 | 894 | 1135 | 1035 | 1106 | 514 | 1021 | 1042 | 1160 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 834 | 822 | 788 | 743 | 627 | 639 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:59PM2.71m | 7:23AM2.85m | 7:56PM2.87m | 8:20AM2.99m | 8:51PM3.02m | 9:16AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.50m | 1:39PM0.34m | 2:06AM0.35m | 2:35PM0.22m | 3:02AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1375 | 1324 | 1021 | 994 | 752 | 773 | 894 | 894 | 1135 | 1035 | 1106 | 514 | 1021 | 1042 | 1160 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 834 | 822 | 788 | 743 | 627 | 617 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 19 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 18 | W 18 |
9 | — | 125 | 108 | 227 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 171 | 188 | 164 | 153 | 117 | 89 | 80 | 63 | 55 | 60 | 86 | 89 | 413 | 639 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | W 18 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 404 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 145 | 148 | 279 | 369 | 68 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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