Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 9AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
W
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.7
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.6
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3122
5915
7605
7937
8371
8625
8156
7478
6201
4942
4239
3176
2546
2061
1691
1317
1126
1840
893
1666
1730
1561
1330
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:40AM2.18m
5:22PM2.22m
6:02AM2.20m
6:37PM2.30m
7:09AM2.32m
7:34PM2.46m
Low Tide
10:59AM1.07m
11:44PM1.06m
12:15PM1.03m
00:53AM0.95m
1:17PM0.89m
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
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clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
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light rain
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
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6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
8
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
1
1
3
4
6
6
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
10
5
7
9
6
6
5
5
4
5
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