Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (25 Jul)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
2
4
4
4
5
4
!
0
!
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5
5
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
2.1
W
16
2.4
W
17
2.5
W
17
4
W
16
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
502
754
916
2381
3355
4273
7976
9595
8449
6614
5071
4054
3204
2522
2137
1597
1343
1256
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:40PM2.36m
7:08AM2.34m
7:40PM2.41m
8:06AM2.42m
8:33PM2.51m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.94m
1:22PM0.89m
1:53AM0.88m
2:17PM0.81m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
3
7
2
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
9
10
8
6
Feels °C
8
9
9
7
6
6
7
6
3
4
6
6
5
3
3
7
7
6
3
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