Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2339 | 2107 | 2028 | 1925 | 1560 | 1680 | 2001 | 1613 | 1419 | 1240 | 1091 | 838 | 826 | 701 | 1382 | 1210 | 1375 | 1324 | 1059 | 994 | 862 | 898 | 1025 | 1025 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.50m | 5:22AM2.64m | 6:00PM2.59m | 6:23AM2.73m | 6:59PM2.71m | 7:23AM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.70m | 11:43AM0.55m | 00:08AM0.62m | 12:42PM0.45m | 1:07AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | 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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1316 | 2107 | 2028 | 1925 | 1560 | 1680 | 2001 | 1613 | 1419 | 1240 | 1091 | 838 | 826 | 701 | 1382 | 1210 | 1375 | 1324 | 1059 | 994 | 862 | 898 | 1025 | 1025 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | W 21 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | W 22 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 5 | — | — |
2339 | 919 | 694 | 479 | 370 | 189 | — | — | 9 | — | 67 | 124 | 230 | 418 | — | — | 36 | — | 125 | 108 | 180 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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