Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 8PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (30 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
4.5
W
10
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6516
4381
5781
6257
6279
6020
5485
4321
3671
3150
2653
2254
1765
1452
1144
995
727
608
454
386
329
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
0
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM3.05m
2:33AM2.90m
3:00PM2.90m
3:35AM2.71m
4:06PM2.76m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.21m
8:22PM0.25m
8:47AM0.38m
9:22PM0.41m
9:49AM0.54m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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6:18
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8:08
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8:09
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 mm
6
2
2
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Temp °C
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
9
8
7
7
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
4
3
2
3
4
5
7
9
9
10
10
7
6
5
5
9
11
11
10
9
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