
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
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 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 212 | 494 | 949 | 1390 | 2389 | 1955 | 1514 | 1233 | 1003 | 923 | 784 | 589 | 484 | 292 | 216 | 168 | 215 | 239 | 297 | 504 | 490 | 415 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.81m | 2:59AM2.90m | 3:31PM2.68m | 3:55AM2.75m | 4:28PM2.56m | 4:52AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.25m | 8:44PM0.38m | 9:19AM0.39m | 9:39PM0.53m | 10:14AM0.52m | 10:36PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
115 | 59 | 123 | 112 | 1390 | 2389 | 1955 | 1514 | 1233 | 1003 | 923 | 784 | 589 | 484 | 292 | 216 | 146 | 138 | 135 | 297 | 504 | 490 | 415 | 415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
75 | 127 | — | — | 106 | 158 | 174 | 170 | 208 | 121 | 130 | 107 | 99 | 176 | 110 | 135 | 168 | 113 | 87 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 59 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 146 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 59 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 215 | 239 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
98 | 212 | 494 | 949 | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 286 | 173 | 91 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 100 | 121 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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