Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
10
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
402
326
125
356
379
454
543
757
622
726
961
1156
1705
2507
2614
1981
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
10
SW
5
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06AM2.87m
1:26PM2.77m
1:46AM2.66m
2:08PM2.59m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.35m
7:20AM0.43m
7:41PM0.55m
8:01AM0.64m
8:25PM0.75m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
2
6
12
8
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
6
7
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
6
7
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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