Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.9° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
2.5
W
17
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.6
W
7
1.8
W
8
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1968
4302
3981
3555
2932
2444
2374
2065
1867
1561
1269
995
901
768
250
272
418
675
919
850
672
1240
1183
1127
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
0
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
E
0
SE
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:36PM3.25m
11:04AM3.20m
11:28PM3.29m
11:56AM3.17m
00:20AM3.27m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.06m
4:52AM0.01m
5:15PM0.04m
5:45AM-0.01m
6:07PM0.06m
6:38AM0.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
10
8
10
10
9
8
9
7
7
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
14
2.5
W
17
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.6
W
7
1.8
W
8
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1968
4302
3981
3555
2932
2444
2374
2065
1867
1561
1269
995
901
768
250
272
418
675
919
850
672
1240
1183
1127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
19
0.5
NNW
6
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.2
W
20
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.7
W
16
Energy kJ
375
22
11
9
145
100
32
48
165
312
162
155
257
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
20
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
9
26
67
67
103
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
7
Energy kJ
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
242
100
54
54
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
0
54
166
172
172
111
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
7
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