Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (07 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 1.2m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
627 | 667 | 1300 | 2449 | 4454 | 4619 | 4600 | 3127 | 5495 | 2160 | 2365 | 3034 | 2836 | 2907 | 2684 | 2398 | 1938 | 2107 | 2028 | 1749 | 1560 | 2216 | 1825 | 1613 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.47m | 3:28AM2.58m | 4:01PM2.46m | 4:23AM2.59m | 5:00PM2.50m | 5:22AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.73m | 9:50AM0.66m | 10:10PM0.73m | 10:45AM0.62m | 11:08PM0.70m | 11:43AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
627 | 554 | 436 | 2449 | 4454 | 4619 | 4600 | 3127 | — | 2160 | 2365 | 3034 | 2836 | 1661 | 1541 | 1400 | 1292 | 2107 | 2028 | 1749 | 1560 | 2216 | 1825 | 1613 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
90 | 667 | 1300 | 397 | 51 | 50 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2907 | 2684 | 2398 | 1938 | 803 | 598 | 523 | 370 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
236 | 88 | 83 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 327 | 5495 | 1098 | 1433 | 1302 | 1751 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 111 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 91 | 0 | 166 | 100 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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