Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 265 | 207 | 204 | 371 | 461 | 404 | 389 | 452 | 408 | 2090 | 2954 | 2727 | 2147 | 1961 | 1687 | 1384 | 1119 | 923 | 824 | 787 | 757 | 663 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50AM2.52m | 6:24PM2.47m | 6:47AM2.48m | 7:19PM2.49m | 7:40AM2.49m | 8:08PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.70m | 00:33AM0.79m | 1:01PM0.73m | 1:28AM0.78m | 1:52PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 299 | 265 | 86 | 146 | 371 | 461 | 404 | 290 | 251 | 283 | 2090 | 2954 | 2727 | 2147 | 1961 | 1687 | 1384 | 1119 | 923 | 824 | 787 | 757 | 663 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 34 | 207 | 204 | 204 | 223 | 325 | 389 | 452 | 220 | 143 | 109 | 64 | 30 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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