Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.0°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
246
249
249
198
198
149
140
121
87
90
96
96
65
93
84
80
106
93
82
160
222
202
235
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
5
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM2.77m
11:35PM2.86m
11:53AM2.77m
00:12AM2.87m
12:31PM2.76m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.48m
5:25PM0.46m
5:48AM0.45m
6:02PM0.44m
6:26AM0.43m
6:39PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
7
12
12
9
7
7
7
7
7
11
12
9
7
7
7
7
8
12
13
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
331
246
249
249
198
198
149
140
121
87
90
96
96
65
93
84
80
106
93
82
160
222
202
203
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
W
14
0.9
W
12
Energy kJ
51
6
6
26
2
2
41
41
40
32
235
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1
26
34
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
24
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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