Little Wanganui Surf Break

Little Wanganui, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Little Wanganui based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Little Wanganui right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Little Wanganui

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

WestportAeroAws

55 km SSW5 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SSE
(13 km/h at 150°)
4.4 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

NelsonAeroAws

98 km E6 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 220°)
4.2 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Collingwood

102 km NNE100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 140°)
0
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Blenheim

149 km E50 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 244°)
5
1 °C-
-
-
-
0

HokitikaAeroAws

171 km S40 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
light winds from the ESE
(7 km/h at 120°)
3.7 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

KaikouraAws

178 km SE108 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the W
(26 km/h at 280°)
8.6 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Stephens Island Automatic Weather Station

182 km ENE-152 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the S
(15 km/h at 180°)
8.8 °C-
-

no observation

Stephens Island Automatic Weather Station

182 km ENE-152 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the SSE
(22 km/h at 150°)
8.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

CapeCampbellAws

189 km ESE6 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 200°)
10.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Oxford wx

211 km S287 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the WNW
(6 km/h at 290°)
10
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Little Wanganui and within an acceptable time window.

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