Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
!
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
1.3
WSW
13
2
W
9
2
W
10
2.2
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2221
2041
1781
1814
1866
1835
547
586
730
1436
459
464
432
453
702
1274
1649
3191
2794
1898
1591
1251
995
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:14AM2.65m
9:33PM2.81m
9:52AM2.80m
10:09PM2.96m
10:28AM2.92m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.61m
3:21PM0.54m
3:44AM0.43m
3:58PM0.38m
4:20AM0.28m
4:34PM0.26m
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
6
10
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
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