Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
Swell
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
11
1.2
W
10
1.5
W
10
2.1
W
8
3.5
NW
8
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
13
5
W
14
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
308
424
610
1842
3263
3216
3803
4223
5625
7487
8740
9375
8088
6910
5868
4966
4467
3934
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02PM2.26m
6:38AM2.24m
7:13PM2.33m
7:42AM2.35m
8:09PM2.47m
Low Tide
00:20AM1.04m
12:52PM0.99m
1:27AM0.95m
1:52PM0.87m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
2
3
4
7
6
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
11
7
6
6
5
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
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