Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (10 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
0
3
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.5
W
15
3
W
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
764
784
978
3472
3699
3996
2503
3292
3242
3102
2676
2121
1836
1514
1400
1144
1011
874
762
750
666
549
549
594
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM2.40m
4:44PM2.32m
5:11AM2.45m
5:48PM2.41m
6:11AM2.57m
6:46PM2.55m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.85m
10:54PM0.87m
11:32AM0.76m
11:55PM0.78m
12:30PM0.60m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
10
10
11
10
9
10
10
8
8
8
10
9
9
10
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
11
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
W
15
2.5
W
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
548
764
978
2503
3292
3242
3102
2676
2121
1836
1514
1400
1144
1011
874
762
750
666
549
549
594
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
NW
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
26
Energy kJ
764
319
3
3
3
3
3
3
13
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2.4
W
9
3
W
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
1.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
712
784
901
3472
3699
3996
528
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
172
172
172
173
100
127
54
54
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
91
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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