Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
2
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6947
7002
6882
3055
3034
2731
2195
1726
1312
1016
850
838
926
854
298
339
282
598
494
411
418
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
SE
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:01PM2.56m
6:43AM2.56m
7:16PM2.70m
7:52AM2.71m
8:18PM2.90m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.74m
00:21AM0.67m
12:54PM0.65m
1:33AM0.51m
1:59PM0.47m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
4
8
17
13
9
12
6
6
8
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
12
12
13
11
7
4
7
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
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