Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
1822
1822
1972
1596
1531
2028
2322
3031
3370
3019
3677
6568
6253
5806
5582
5660
5495
5592
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
15
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:49AM2.72m
3:22PM2.62m
3:57AM2.56m
4:37PM2.53m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.51m
9:10AM0.58m
9:42PM0.66m
10:18AM0.71m
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6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
3
5
8
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
10
8
8
6
6
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
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