Little Wanganui surf break

Little Wanganui surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Little Wanganui today?

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
1.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131414151514910141413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19922022189315681792186816911860227861370583418301558137712111009847718614497422306233
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
3.19
2:18AM
3.04
2:37PM
3.07
3:02AM
2.91
3:25PM
2.90
3:53AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.10
8:10PM
0.08
8:28AM
0.20
8:54PM
0.22
9:15AM
0.34
9:44PM
0.40
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:28-------8:25-------8:24----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------51---------------
Temp. °C151617161414141616171716131110101517171613131515
Feels °C (?)131214141212131313121312119881415151512131314
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