Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
453
342
326
350
669
759
872
1299
2696
2543
2104
1484
1340
1106
1031
2120
2096
1864
1500
1239
1038
1038
883
706
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
0
S
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
E
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:42AM2.70m
4:17PM2.58m
4:42AM2.67m
5:20PM2.59m
5:48AM2.68m
6:27PM2.66m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.54m
10:28PM0.65m
11:04AM0.56m
11:32PM0.64m
12:09PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
12
13
10
9
9
8
7
7
12
13
9
8
7
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
6
7
7
11
12
8
6
6
5
3
3
9
11
6
5
3
2
2
4
7
7
8
6
5
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