Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2.4
NW
8
3
WNW
9
3
NW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
W
10
4.5
W
12
5
W
14
5
W
14
5
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.3
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
769
646
733
547
326
690
1494
1567
1447
1616
2070
3513
6117
8858
8728
8985
6496
3953
2561
1572
1066
807
584
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
0
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:55AM2.83m
11:12PM2.96m
11:31AM2.88m
11:47PM3.01m
12:06PM2.91m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.40m
5:02PM0.36m
5:25AM0.31m
5:38PM0.30m
6:00AM0.26m
6:13PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
11
13
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
9
10
8
5
Feels °C
6
7
9
9
9
7
9
8
6
4
3
2
1
2
4
8
5
2
1
6
7
6
2
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