Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
7
1.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1591
1399
1241
1060
926
920
880
960
1057
995
833
683
657
647
625
215
365
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:58PM2.84m
9:20AM2.85m
9:35PM3.01m
9:56AM3.00m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.36m
3:25PM0.34m
3:47AM0.18m
4:01PM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
7
9
10
10
12
12
Feels °C
5
3
3
6
9
9
8
8
8
5
5
5
7
8
8
12
12
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