Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
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0
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0
0
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5969
6052
5454
5659
6148
7050
7402
7350
7350
7002
6939
3360
3277
2905
2195
1560
1191
862
742
633
711
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM2.53m
5:20AM2.49m
6:01PM2.56m
6:43AM2.56m
7:16PM2.70m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.71m
10:59PM0.73m
11:37AM0.74m
00:21AM0.67m
12:54PM0.65m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
4
7
5
10
19
15
10
13
4
3
5
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
8
10
11
13
14
12
12
8
6
9
9
8
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