Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 1PM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
7
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7
5
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2
4
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2
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
3
W
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5804
8262
7655
6991
6065
5996
6165
2886
4620
7188
7188
7278
6999
6715
6603
3801
3307
5605
2844
2036
1774
1938
1889
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
0
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:18AM3.15m
10:35PM3.30m
10:58AM3.19m
11:14PM3.28m
11:35AM3.16m
Low Tide
4:08AM-0.01m
4:24PM0.03m
4:49AM-0.06m
5:05PM0.00m
5:28AM-0.03m
5:44PM0.06m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
8
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
9
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
6
8
8
7
7
6
4
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
9
9
10
9
9
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