Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
14
1.8
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1630
503
668
724
661
1822
1999
1968
1616
1365
1918
2405
2448
2322
2905
3798
6029
5725
5428
4948
5286
4618
5627
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:55AM2.89m
2:22PM2.77m
2:49AM2.72m
3:22PM2.62m
3:57AM2.56m
4:37PM2.53m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.41m
8:39PM0.51m
9:10AM0.58m
9:42PM0.66m
10:18AM0.71m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
6
4
19
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
10
9
8
8
6
4
4
4
5
6
7
9
8
9
8
9
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