Little Wanganui Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Little Wanganui

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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)
2
3
0
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
668
866
917
1083
1021
826
627
667
1300
2449
4454
4619
4513
3199
2742
2368
2365
2578
2801
3360
3111
2610
2523
2054
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
0
NE
5
NW
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:38AM2.60m
3:06PM2.47m
3:28AM2.58m
4:01PM2.46m
4:23AM2.59m
5:00PM2.50m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.69m
8:58AM0.67m
9:16PM0.73m
9:50AM0.66m
10:10PM0.73m
10:45AM0.62m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
12
12
11
10
9
8
13
13
10
Feels °C
8
9
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
9
11
9
9
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
6
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
668
866
225
1083
1021
826
627
559
454
2449
4454
4619
4513
3199
2742
2368
2365
2578
2801
3360
3111
2610
2523
2054
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.9
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
226
226
180
148
123
108
90
667
1300
397
51
50
27
11
705
898
1100
712
707
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.3
W
23
0.5
W
22
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
71
29
28
11
11
94
236
88
83
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
917
319
662
882
1023
1072
1102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
100
100
100
54
0
129
91
91
166
129
166
166
166
166
166
207
194
127
127
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
8
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
8
4
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
7
9
5
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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