Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | WSW 15 | W 11 | WSW 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
980 | 431 | 1021 | 1042 | 1160 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 834 | 822 | 788 | 743 | 627 | 639 | 531 | 548 | 437 | 758 | 636 | 520 | 581 | 783 | 930 | 4762 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.87m | 8:20AM2.99m | 8:51PM3.02m | 9:16AM3.10m | 9:44PM3.16m | 10:11AM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.35m | 2:35PM0.22m | 3:02AM0.20m | 3:30PM0.13m | 3:58AM0.08m | 4:23PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 9 | W 18 |
980 | 231 | 1021 | 1042 | 1160 | 1074 | 1005 | 978 | 834 | 822 | 788 | 743 | 627 | 531 | 531 | 104 | 361 | 758 | 196 | 176 | 223 | 783 | 641 | 4762 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 24 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | — |
171 | 431 | 168 | 153 | 117 | 112 | 11 | 149 | 104 | 86 | 73 | 62 | 413 | 639 | 70 | 361 | 437 | — | 636 | 520 | 581 | 543 | 930 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 14 | — |
— | 404 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | 83 | 145 | 148 | 279 | 369 | 65 | 62 | 516 | 548 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 91 | 437 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 129 | 109 |
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