Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
15
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.1
W
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4487
3981
3498
3203
3395
3027
2738
2491
2068
1936
1936
1921
2144
2394
2482
2516
2516
2516
2516
2233
2049
1994
1994
1928
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM3.32m
11:43AM3.18m
00:04AM3.33m
12:30PM3.13m
00:51AM3.26m
Low Tide
5:32AM-0.06m
5:51PM0.00m
6:21AM-0.04m
6:39PM0.05m
7:08AM0.04m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
2
6
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
8
7
7
8
11
12
11
9
8
7
8
9
12
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
8
6
5
4
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
7
8
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