Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
13
1.3
WSW
13
2
W
10
2.1
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1002
874
2125
2125
2041
2041
1781
1656
1877
1838
1657
538
730
1330
459
422
442
311
459
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:54PM2.64m
9:14AM2.65m
9:33PM2.81m
9:52AM2.80m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.61m
3:21PM0.54m
3:44AM0.43m
3:58PM0.38m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
13
11
8
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