Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
2.1
W
8
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
5
W
12
5
W
13
5
W
14
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
258
232
277
194
308
268
572
1663
3478
3988
4311
5261
6508
8416
9900
9785
8467
6910
5839
4966
4407
3934
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
25
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:22AM2.23m
6:02PM2.26m
6:38AM2.24m
7:13PM2.33m
7:42AM2.35m
8:09PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:40AM1.03m
00:20AM1.04m
12:52PM0.99m
1:27AM0.95m
1:52PM0.87m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
8
10
10
10
10
8
5
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
6
8
8
8
9
9
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