Little Wanganui Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Little Wanganui

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.3°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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (06 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
1
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.8
WSW
7
2
W
9
1.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
866
831
432
491
485
433
385
333
310
635
513
736
959
863
773
690
667
1300
2233
4140
4001
3864
3730
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:53AM2.65m
2:17PM2.52m
2:38AM2.60m
3:06PM2.47m
3:28AM2.58m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.64m
8:11AM0.65m
8:27PM0.69m
8:58AM0.67m
9:16PM0.73m
9:50AM0.66m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:07
 mm
5
2
4
4
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
9
8
8
9
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.5
WSW
11
1
WNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
Energy kJ
538
866
831
432
491
485
433
385
333
292
226
513
189
148
863
773
690
542
408
2233
4140
4001
3864
3730
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.5
WSW
11
1.5
W
9
1
NNW
9
0.2
WSW
17
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
8
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
203
32
31
383
380
433
392
363
245
160
71
397
184
28
123
128
90
667
1300
313
51
50
37
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
NNW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
18
1.2
NNW
9
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
23
0.5
W
22
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
33
9
8
14
24
14
36
35
34
55
61
231
28
11
26
94
236
88
83
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
2
W
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
113
310
635
736
959
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
125
102
100
100
100
100
0
114
91
54
0
0
0
0
0
166
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
8
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
8
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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