Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
19
1.1
WSW
16
1.6
W
18
1.9
WSW
18
2.3
W
17
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
418
487
644
1702
2290
3161
3470
3519
3236
3195
3318
3360
3574
3529
3441
3183
2877
2664
2493
2560
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:23AM3.20m
11:42PM3.35m
12:05PM3.17m
00:23AM3.27m
12:45PM3.08m
Low Tide
5:30PM-0.03m
5:57AM-0.08m
6:13PM0.01m
6:38AM0.01m
6:54PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
10
10
10
7
6
6
8
7
5
Feels °C
10
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
11
9
9
8
9
8
3
2
3
5
4
1
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