Little Wanganui Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Little Wanganui

Issued: 5 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
277
232
403
239
229
165
123
90
83
82
240
359
314
415
475
475
490
336
383
410
328
551
490
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
0
E
0
W
5
W
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:10PM2.72m
00:30AM2.77m
12:50PM2.65m
1:11AM2.71m
1:32PM2.58m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.52m
6:21PM0.53m
6:45AM0.56m
7:01PM0.58m
7:27AM0.61m
7:42PM0.64m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
7:48
7:50
7:50
7:50
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:08
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
11
10
11
11
12
13
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
11
12
13
14
13
10
8
8
8
10
11
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Energy kJ
316
277
127
403
239
229
165
123
90
83
82
240
359
314
415
475
475
490
311
383
410
328
551
490
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.9
W
12
0.6
N
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.7
W
9
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
NNW
7
1.1
N
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.4
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
N
8
1.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
167
127
232
65
98
106
71
68
88
30
81
22
20
21
21
135
17
44
336
220
169
220
196
284
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
N
10
0.5
SW
7
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
N
12
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.9
N
8
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
92
117
94
27
43
27
19
19
11
10
5
21
21
11
20
10
11
34
44
42
100
31
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
13
79
96
127
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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