Little Wanganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.39° S 172.06° E

Little Wanganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Wanganui sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Wanganui at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
83
56
56
56
96
269
461
600
756
777
711
686
545
403
446
530
507
515
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:43PM2.62m
4:13AM2.63m
4:51PM2.56m
5:27AM2.58m
6:08PM2.58m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.64m
10:35AM0.63m
11:09PM0.69m
11:48AM0.66m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
4
6
9
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
5
4
4
5
6
9
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
3
1
1
1
2
6
8
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
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