
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
334 | 516 | 404 | 389 | 452 | 821 | 2431 | 3532 | 3183 | 2687 | 2344 | 1999 | 1659 | 1384 | 1036 | 824 | 787 | 745 | 781 | 663 | 653 | 643 | 633 | 633 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.47m | 6:47AM2.48m | 7:19PM2.49m | 7:40AM2.49m | 8:08PM2.54m | 8:29AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.79m | 1:01PM0.73m | 1:28AM0.78m | 1:52PM0.72m | 2:19AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
334 | 516 | 404 | 340 | 245 | 821 | 2431 | 3532 | 3183 | 2687 | 2344 | 1999 | 1659 | 1384 | 1036 | 824 | 787 | 745 | 781 | 663 | 653 | 643 | 633 | 633 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — |
204 | 223 | 325 | 389 | 452 | 181 | 113 | 65 | 32 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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