Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s 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 9AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jul)16ft (5.0m)14s
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 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
5
3
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
16
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
W
17
4.5
W
16
5
W
14
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
13
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
2381
3406
4273
9129
9564
8384
6750
5372
4054
3204
2522
2137
1759
1343
1155
1237
1308
1124
948
918
805
702
607
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
E
5
SE
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:08AM2.34m
7:40PM2.41m
8:06AM2.42m
8:33PM2.51m
8:55AM2.53m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.94m
1:22PM0.89m
1:53AM0.88m
2:17PM0.81m
2:45AM0.77m
3:05PM0.70m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
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
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
8
7
8
10
10
8
6
5
5
6
6
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
7
7
4
3
3
5
5
6
7
5
6
8
7
5
3
2
2
3
3
8
7
6
3
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