Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
4
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.3
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3003
2091
1541
1131
462
360
740
878
1121
2709
3172
2805
5992
4890
4625
4003
3594
2982
2543
2088
1624
1413
789
633
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
on
on
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
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:27AM2.83m
1:49PM2.69m
2:07AM2.79m
2:32PM2.64m
2:51AM2.74m
3:21PM2.60m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.47m
7:43AM0.45m
7:57PM0.51m
8:25AM0.47m
8:41PM0.56m
9:12AM0.50m
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
18
10
2
2
4
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
9
7
7
8
8
10
14
14
12
12
11
9
9
9
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
9
8
10
7
4
4
4
4
5
10
10
8
9
8
6
6
7
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.3
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3003
2091
1541
1131
462
360
740
878
1121
2709
3172
2805
5992
4890
4625
4003
3594
2982
2543
2088
1624
1413
789
633
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
1.6
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.2
W
14
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
1.5
W
18
0.5
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
354
413
504
606
388
301
301
172
610
68
67
1455
51
177
161
139
101
69
49
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
0.9
W
16
1.1
W
10
1
W
16
1.1
W
15
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
42
432
254
496
537
87
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
172
172
203
172
88
88
88
92
0
0
0
0
0
0
137
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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