Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 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 (2.4m), 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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
2
W
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
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
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3498
3203
3148
2799
2525
2289
2068
1733
1763
1752
1994
2203
2427
2460
2516
2516
2516
2233
2049
2021
2048
1761
3164
2357
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM3.32m
11:43AM3.18m
00:04AM3.33m
12:30PM3.13m
00:51AM3.26m
1:17PM3.03m
Low Tide
5:32AM-0.06m
5:51PM0.00m
6:21AM-0.04m
6:39PM0.05m
7:08AM0.04m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
3
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
9
7
7
7
11
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
12
13
11
Feels °C
12
11
12
10
9
11
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
9
8
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