Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 5AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
W
19
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
1.1
W
18
1.2
W
17
1.8
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
521
620
751
829
1092
2634
3049
3858
5053
6245
6444
7164
6966
7192
6772
6069
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:18PM3.15m
11:38AM3.06m
11:53PM3.16m
12:14PM3.06m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.09m
5:44PM0.14m
6:06AM0.08m
6:22PM0.17m
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
8
7
8
9
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
5
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