Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at Little Wanganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.8
NW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
367
298
289
271
213
210
164
125
109
117
136
136
132
264
269
244
214
208
177
170
157
88
67
64
186
365
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:14AM2.67m
8:35PM2.81m
9:05AM2.78m
9:23PM2.88m
9:49AM2.87m
10:05PM2.94m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.48m
2:19PM0.53m
2:49AM0.39m
3:10PM0.43m
3:35AM0.31m
3:55PM0.36m
4:16AM0.26m
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1
2
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
15
18
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
15
18
18
16
15
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
19
17
15
15
15
19
18
17
15
15
14
16
14
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