Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.4° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
15
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
W
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
W
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2877
2877
3011
3238
3681
5047
3056
5205
6816
7706
8114
8625
8156
7478
6201
4942
4239
3416
2546
2061
1691
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:02PM2.27m
4:40AM2.18m
5:22PM2.22m
6:02AM2.20m
6:37PM2.30m
Low Tide
9:46AM1.00m
10:26PM1.05m
10:59AM1.07m
11:44PM1.06m
12:15PM1.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
5
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
8
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
7
5
0
1
2
4
6
6
7
7
6
6
8
9
9
9
5
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