Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5827 | 2216 | 2310 | 2801 | 3034 | 7184 | 2241 | 1986 | 1938 | 2107 | 2028 | 1925 | 1560 | 2216 | 1330 | 1613 | 1419 | 1240 | 966 | 838 | 721 | 701 | 1382 | 1210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:01PM2.46m | 4:23AM2.59m | 5:00PM2.50m | 5:22AM2.64m | 6:00PM2.59m | 6:23AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.73m | 10:45AM0.62m | 11:08PM0.70m | 11:43AM0.55m | 00:08AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
— | 2216 | 2310 | 2801 | 3034 | 7184 | 2123 | 1783 | 1452 | 919 | 2028 | 1925 | 1560 | 2216 | 1330 | 1613 | 1419 | 1240 | 966 | 838 | 721 | 701 | 1382 | 1210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | W 21 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2241 | 1986 | 1938 | 2107 | 694 | 423 | 370 | — | 197 | — | 9 | — | 67 | 124 | 230 | 418 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5827 | 1286 | 1662 | 1593 | 1792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 290 | 480 | 127 | 91 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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