Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
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 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 85 | 254 | 326 | 267 | 443 | 653 | 697 | 699 | 416 | 423 | 528 | 764 | 422 | 437 | 437 | 425 | 380 | 425 | 450 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:30AM2.77m | 12:50PM2.65m | 1:11AM2.71m | 1:32PM2.58m | 1:53AM2.65m | 2:17PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.53m | 6:45AM0.56m | 7:01PM0.58m | 7:27AM0.61m | 7:42PM0.64m | 8:11AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 165 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 85 | 254 | 326 | 267 | 443 | 653 | 697 | 699 | 416 | 423 | 528 | 764 | 422 | 437 | 437 | 425 | 380 | 425 | 450 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 68 | 64 | 30 | 80 | 22 | 23 | 50 | 57 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 226 | 203 | 158 | 32 | 307 | 343 | 301 | 287 | 287 | 177 | 147 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | NNW 7 | — | WSW 10 | N 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 11 | WSW 19 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 21 | — | 10 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 9 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 40 | 92 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 73 | — | 8 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 119 | 100 |
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