Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
1
W
18
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
2
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1541
606
548
360
818
1042
1462
2904
3172
2805
5992
5200
4625
4286
3594
2982
2615
2186
1712
924
687
668
534
433
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:27AM2.83m
1:49PM2.69m
2:07AM2.79m
2:32PM2.64m
2:51AM2.74m
3:21PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.45m
7:57PM0.51m
8:25AM0.47m
8:41PM0.56m
9:12AM0.50m
9:31PM0.61m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
11
9
7
7
7
8
10
14
15
13
12
10
9
8
9
13
14
11
9
9
Feels °C
10
8
9
8
9
7
4
4
3
4
5
9
10
8
9
6
6
4
5
10
12
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
1.8
NNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
2
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1541
551
462
360
818
1042
1462
2904
3172
2805
5992
5200
4625
4286
3594
2982
2615
2186
1712
924
687
668
534
433
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
18
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1
W
15
1.2
W
14
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
1.5
W
18
0.6
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
1.2
WSW
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
Energy kJ
504
574
388
308
257
440
590
68
67
1455
74
122
108
78
166
35
22
67
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
18
1
W
16
1.2
W
10
1
W
16
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
606
548
300
482
126
83
52
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
7
1
SW
7
Energy kJ
158
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
88
88
92
52
0
0
0
0
0
61
137
61
54
54
54
0
0
0
54
54
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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