Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
4
4
!
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
9
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
10
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
389
452
963
2815
3798
2996
2730
2593
2032
1659
1384
1018
847
787
757
781
767
653
643
633
710
452
411
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
S
20
SW
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
0
NW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:24PM2.47m
6:47AM2.48m
7:19PM2.49m
7:40AM2.49m
8:08PM2.54m
8:29AM2.54m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.79m
1:01PM0.73m
1:28AM0.78m
1:52PM0.72m
2:19AM0.74m
2:40PM0.68m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
10
8
8
6
5
4
5
5
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
9
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
7
9
9
9
5
4
2
1
0
1
0
4
4
2
3
3
4
6
7
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
8
2.3
WSW
10
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
404
340
245
963
2815
3798
2996
2730
2593
2032
1659
1384
1018
847
787
757
781
767
653
643
633
710
452
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
W
24
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
325
389
452
186
116
66
32
10
4
11
142
166
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
326
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
117
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
81
91
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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