Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST
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Little Wanganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (31 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
183
366
673
1044
1501
1856
2009
2172
2083
1962
1996
1730
1524
1601
1495
1846
1994
1452
1065
770
529
388
270
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:57PM2.81m
10:15AM2.78m
10:35PM2.83m
10:53AM2.78m
11:13PM2.84m
11:31AM2.76m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.49m
4:25PM0.46m
4:47AM0.48m
5:04PM0.47m
5:26AM0.48m
5:42PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
2
12
9
5
3
1
1
7
8
7
12
12
12
1
3
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
15
9
9
10
10
12
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
14
15
17
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
Energy kJ
111
183
366
673
1044
1501
1856
2009
2172
2083
1962
1996
1730
1524
1601
1495
1846
1994
1452
1065
770
529
388
270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
147
92
60
59
30
31
32
33
33
31
30
50
49
49
55
73
68
42
41
37
53
53
51
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
14
40
48
47
46
46
51
48
49
33
32
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
173
173
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
129
52
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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