Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (03 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Sat 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
316 | 277 | 232 | 403 | 239 | 229 | 165 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 82 | 240 | 359 | 314 | 415 | 475 | 475 | 490 | 336 | 383 | 410 | 328 | 551 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:10PM2.72m | 00:30AM2.77m | 12:50PM2.65m | 1:11AM2.71m | 1:32PM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.52m | 6:21PM0.53m | 6:45AM0.56m | 7:01PM0.58m | 7:27AM0.61m | 7:42PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
316 | 277 | 127 | 403 | 239 | 229 | 165 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 82 | 240 | 359 | 314 | 415 | 475 | 475 | 490 | 311 | 383 | 410 | 328 | 551 | 490 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | N 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 | N 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
167 | 127 | 232 | 65 | 98 | 106 | 71 | 68 | 88 | 30 | 81 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 135 | 17 | 44 | 336 | 220 | 169 | 220 | 196 | 284 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | N 10 | SW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
92 | 117 | 94 | 27 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 11 | — | 34 | 44 | 42 | 100 | 31 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 79 | 96 | — | 127 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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