Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.2° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9734
8497
6781
5372
4054
3204
2522
2137
1759
1343
1138
1237
1305
1106
946
933
805
702
607
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:40PM2.41m
8:06AM2.42m
8:33PM2.51m
8:55AM2.53m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.89m
1:53AM0.88m
2:17PM0.81m
2:45AM0.77m
3:05PM0.70m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
9
10
8
6
5
5
6
7
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
3
4
5
5
5
3
3
7
7
6
3
2
2
3
4
7
7
6
3
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