Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
0
3
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
452
698
863
818
790
571
459
435
517
714
655
655
891
1012
846
924
817
761
598
446
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:51PM2.56m
5:27AM2.58m
6:08PM2.58m
6:46AM2.63m
7:22PM2.71m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.63m
11:09PM0.69m
11:48AM0.66m
00:25AM0.65m
1:02PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
4
8
11
13
6
1
1
1
2
5
1
5
3
3
3
2
Temp °C
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
8
6
4
7
9
9
10
9
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